There are 204 cashews in each packet. If there are 26 such packets, estimate the total number of cashews. (By rounding off to the nearest tens)

5,000 cashews

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8,000 cashews

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6,000 cashews

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4,000 cashews

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Solution

The correct option is C 6,000 cashews
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$∙$ Estimation is approximating the given value to make the calculation easier.

$∙$ Round off the given numbers to the nearest tens.

Steps:
$∙$ How many cashews are there in each packet?
Ans: 204

$∙$ What is the estimated value of 204?
Ans: 200 (WB1)

$∙$ How many packets are there?
Ans: 26

$∙$ What is the estimated value of 26?
Ans: 30 (WB1)

$∙$ Which operation do we use to find the estimated number of cashews?
Ans: Multiplication

$∙$ What is the estimated number of cashews?
Ans: 200 × 30 = 6,000 (WB2)

WB1:

WB2:

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