Question

In the 2011 New York City Marathon, 29,867 men finished the race, and 16,928 women finished the race. Each finisher was given a t-shirt. About how many men's shirts were given away? About how many women's shirts were given away? Explain how you found your answers.

Answer 1

About 30000 men

About 17000 women

Explanation:

This question has to deal with approximation.

We have:

`Men = 29867`

`Women =16928`

To get the required answer, we have to approximate the given parameters.

For men, we have:

`Men = 29867`

`Men =30000` -- Approximated

For women, we have:

`Women =16928`

`Women = 17000` -- Approximated

This implies that about 30000 men and 17000 men received the t shirts