First use front-end rounding to write an estimate of the answer, and then add the decimals to obtain an exact answer.
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A)Estimate: 2801, exact: 1393.57
B)Estimate: 2801, exact: 2393.47
C)Estimate: 2801, exact: 2383.47
D)Estimate: 2801, exact: 2393.57

Question

First use front-end rounding to write an estimate of the answer, and then add the decimals to obtain an exact answer.
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A)Estimate: 2801, exact: 1393.57 
B)Estimate: 2801, exact: 2393.47 
C)Estimate: 2801, exact: 2383.47 
D)Estimate: 2801, exact: 2393.57

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Front-end rounding to the nearest hundred gives an estimate of 2800. Then we can add the decimals to get the exact answer.

$1400 + 0.4 + 0.17 + 593.00 = 2393.57$

Therefore, the closest answer choice is D.

First Use Front-End Rounding to Write an Estimate of the Answer