Give a rough estimate (by rounding off to nearest hundreds) and also a closer estimate (by rounding off to nearest tens)of the following 439+334+4317?

a)

400+300+4300=5000

b)
440+330+4320=5090

Estimate

A farmer planted 83 tomato seeds and 76 pumpkin seeds. Which shows the best estimate of the number of seeds the farmer planted in all? a. 160 b. 200 c. 260 d. 300

Your Answer:

We'll estimate by rounding our numbers to the nearest tens:
76 rounds to 80 and so does 83
so our estimate is 80+80=160 and w choose a.

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