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(1 pt) Rita saved 12,872 pennies. Her sister saved 15,764 pennies. Round each number to the nearest thousand. About how many pennies did they save altogether?

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they saved 29000 pennies.
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12872 becomes 13,000

15764 becomes 16,000

they saved 13000 + 16000 = 29,000 pennies

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