Question

Write a multiplication fact to estimate the quotient 52,716 ÷ 7 to the nearest thousand.

Answer 1

7×8,000 = 56,000

Then 52,716/7 ≈ 8,000

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7×7,000 = 49,000, but 52,716 is 3716 different from that. 3716 is more than 7×500 = 3500, so the nearer thousand is 8,000.