Question

a male elephant weighs 6708 pounds. A female elephant weighs 5823 pounds to the nearest hundred what is the total weight of the two elephants

Answer 1

Add the weight of both elephants then round to the nearest 100

Answer 2

12508 pounds

Explanation:

We are given that

Weight of a male elephant=6708 pounds

Weight of a female elephant=5823 pounds

We have to find the sum of weight of two elephants

Weight of a female elephant=5823 pounds=5800 (Nearest hundred)

If tens place is less than 5 then the hundred place remain same and digits on left side of a hundred place remain same and digits on right side of hundred place replace by zero.

Therefore, weight of a female elephant=5800(nearest hundred)

Sum of weight of two elephants=6708+5800=12508 pounds

Hence, the total weight of the two elephants=12508 pounds.