Question

Question
A company orders 72 boxes of pencils. Each box contains 1,728 pencils.

How many pencils did the company order all together?

Select the estimate and the actual answer.

Responses

actual = 124,416, estimate= 140,000
actual = 124,416, estimate= 140,000

actual = 120,000, estimate= 100,000
actual = 120,000, estimate= 100,000 EndFragment

actual = 12,441, estimate= 14,000

Answer 1

To find the total number of pencils ordered by the company, you can multiply the number of boxes by the number of pencils in each box.

Given:
- Number of boxes = 72
- Number of pencils per box = 1,728

Calculating the total number of pencils:

\[
\text{Total Pencils} = 72 \times 1,728
\]

Calculating the multiplication:

\[
72 \times 1,728 = 124,416
\]

So, the actual number of pencils ordered is **124,416**.

For estimation:
- Rounding 72 to about 70 and 1,728 to about 1,700 makes the estimation easier.

Estimating:

\[
70 \times 1,700 = 119,000
\]

We could round 119,000 to a nearby suitable estimate such as 120,000 or perhaps round to 140,000 based on different strategies. However, using a simple rough estimate gives us 120,000.

Based on the options provided, the best fit for both actual and estimate is:

- **actual = 124,416, estimate = 140,000**.

So, the correct response is:

**actual = 124,416, estimate= 140,000**.