Question

A ship carries 7,023 crates of bananas. Each crate holds 20 bananas. Find the total number of bananas the ship carries. Choose the better estimate.

• A. 1,40,000
• B. 14,000
• C. 10,000
• D. 1,50,000

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1,40,000

The general rule that we can make is,
round off each factor to its greatest place, then multiply the rounded off factors.

Rounding off 7023 to the nearest thousands gives 7000
Therefore, the estimated product
= 7000 x 20 = 1,40,000