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Students hike 16,900 feet one morning and 14,850 feet in the afternoon. Estimate the total number of miles they hiked that day. Explain.
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Students hike 16,900 feet one morning and 14,850 feet in the afternoon. Estimate the total number of miles they hiked that day. Explain.

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16900+14850 its easier if you line them up vertically but your answer is 31750
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32,000,because if you add both numbers you get 31,750, so you round it to the nearest thousand.
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