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100

Estimate 2,189 + 1,388

2,200 + 1,400 = 3,600

100

9,945 + 3,343 = n 

n= 13,288

100

412,765 - 402,120 = n 

n= 10,645

100

5,000 + 2,058 = n 

n= 2,942

100

True or False: 20,400 - 9,280 = 10,120

False: 20,400 - 9,280 = 11,120

200

Estimate 9,245 + 4,033 

9,200 + 4,000 = 5,200

200

12,566 + 5,532 = n

n= 18,098

200

8,737 + 6,754 = n 

n = 1,983

200

61,070 - 4,981 = n

n= 56,089

200

Mooney subtracted 342,139 from 601,800 and got 359,661. Is his answer correct? If not what is the correct answer?

he is not correct. The correct answer is 259,661.

300

Estimate 48,765 + 9,221

49,000 + 9,000 = 58,000

300

39,749 + 27,662 = n

n= 67,411

300

17,863 - 3,737 = n 

n = 14,116

300

40,000 - 29,526 = n

n= 10,474

300

1,000,000 - 447,618

552,382

400

Estimate: 812,910 - 709,085

810,000 + 710,000 = 100,000

400

387,969 + 562,031 = n

n= 950,000

400

67,451 - 29,609 = n 

n= 37,842

400

214,507 - 83,569 = n 

n= 130,938
400

Jimmy ran every day at the dog park for three weeks. The first week he ran 19,789 steps. The second week he ran 22,909 steps. The third week he ran 59,545 steps. How many more steps did he run in week 3 than in weeks 1 and 2 combined? 

16,847 steps

500

Estimate 391,192 + 511,864

390,000 + 510,000 = 900,000

500

629,979 + 294,116 + 75,905 = n

n= 1,000,000

500

513,363 - 382,895 = n 

n = 140,568 

500

600,470 - 307,299 = n

n= 293,171

500

There are 3,032,054 black and brown rats in New York City. 1,158,278 are black rats. How many are brown rats? 

1,873,776 are brown rats. 

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