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Round each amount to the nearest hundred to find an estimate of:

3891 ÷ 289

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Answer:

13

Explanation:

Estimates are often made by rounding the operands to 1 or 2 significant digits. Here, that is accomplished by rounding each number to the nearest hundred.

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Rounded to hundreds, the problem becomes ...

3900 ÷ 300

= 39/3 = 13

An estimate of the quotient is 13.

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