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Estimate the difference of 10,512 and 21,340 by rounding off each number to its nearest thousand.

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12,000
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10,500
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10,000
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15,000
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Solution

The correct option is C 10,000

10,512 rounded off to nearest thousand gives 11,000 as hundreds digit is 5.

21,340 rounded off to nearest thousand gives 21,000 as hundreds digit 3 is less than 5.

So, the estimated difference
= 21,000 - 11,000 = 10,000


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