The north division is invited to a party and it has a total of 178 offices and each office has 79 employees. Estimate the number of people who will attend the party by rounding off the employees to the nearest tens and the number of offices to the nearest hundreds.

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If we estimate number of offices, 178 to its nearest hundreds = 200.

Similarly, number of employees, 79 to its nearest tens = 80.

The number of people who are estimated to attend the party = 200 × 80 = 16000

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The north division is invited to a party and it has a total of 178 offices and each office has 79 employees. Estimate the number of people who will attend the party by rounding off the employees to the nearest tens and the number of offices to the nearest hundreds.

If we estimate number of offices, 178 to its nearest hundreds = 200. Similarly, number of employees, 79 to its nearest tens = 80. The number of people who are estimated to attend the party = 200 × 80 = 16000

If we estimate number of offices, 178 to its nearest hundreds = 200.

Similarly, number of employees, 79 to its nearest tens = 80.

The number of people who are estimated to attend the party = 200 × 80 = 16000