Question

Round to the nearest thousand to estimate the difference between 7,333 and 4,983

Answer 1

Rounded to the nearest thousand the given numbers are:

`\begin{gathered} 7,333 \\ 3<5\colon Round\text{ by leaving the digit in thousand position} \\ \\ 7,333\approx7,000 \end{gathered}`
`\begin{gathered} 4,983 \\ 9>5\colon\text{ Round increasing the digit in thousand position} \\ \\ 4,983\approx5,000 \end{gathered}`

Estimate the difference between 7,000 and 5,000:

`7,000-5,000=2,000`

Estimated difference: 2,000