There were 21,357 tickets sold in advance for a baseball game. Another 8,631 tickets were sold at the gate.
Round the number of tickets sold in advance to the nearest ten thousand.
Round the number of tickets sold at the gate to the nearest thousand.
Complete the statements below to estimate the total number of tickets sold for the baseball game.
Round the 21,357 tickets sold in advance to the nearest ten thousand.
About _____ tickets
Round the 8,631 tickets sold at the gate to the nearest thousand.
About _____ tickets
The total estimated number of tickets sold for the baseball game is the sum of the two estimates: _____ tickets.
To round the numbers as requested, let’s follow the steps one by one:
1. Round 21,357 to the nearest ten thousand:
– The ten thousand place is the 2 (in 20,000).
– The thousand place (3) is less than 5, so we leave the ten thousand place as it is.
– Therefore, 21,357 rounds to 20,000.
2. Round 8,631 to the nearest thousand:
– The thousand place is the 8 (in 8,000).
– The hundred place (6) is 5 or more, so we increase the thousand place by 1.
– Therefore, 8,631 rounds to 9,000.
3. Estimate the total number of tickets sold:
– Add the rounded figures: 20,000 (tickets sold in advance) + 9,000 (tickets sold at the gate).
– This gives us a total of 29,000 tickets.
So, your answers are:
– About 20,000 tickets (tickets sold in advance).
– About 9,000 tickets (tickets sold at the gate).
– The total estimated number of tickets sold for the baseball game is 29,000 tickets.
Well done on working through the rounding process! If you have any more questions or topics to explore, feel free to ask!