Question

6. In the year of 2017, the highest number of ambulance calls in a month was 8,312. The

lowest number of ambulance calls in a month was 791 times. The difference between the
highest and lowest use in a month is about ______ calls.
a. 7,300 b. 7,500 c. 7,800

Answer 1

Answer: The answer would be (b), or 7,500

Explanation:

1. Stack the numbers and have 8,312 on top of 791
2. Subtract
3. You get the answer 7,521
4. Round to the nearest hundred by looking at the tens place, anything below 5 will round it down to 500 and anything 5 or more will round it up to 600
5. You end up with 7,500 as your rounded answer (about is a clue word to let you know you need to round)