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Estimate the sum of 1,256, 379 and 305,986 by first rounding each number to the nearest ten thousand.

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Answer:

1,570,000

Explanation:

The sum is approximately ...

1,260,000 +310,000 = 1,570,000

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Additional comment

It is a good idea to estimate the error associated with an estimate. Here, both numbers are rounded up by about 4000 each, so the estimate is around 8000 high.

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