Estimate the sum. Round each number to the nearest ten, then add.

48 55/82 + 54 41/72

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To estimate the sum of \( 48 \frac{55}{82} + 54 \frac{41}{72} \), we first round each number to the nearest ten.

  1. For \( 48 \frac{55}{82} \):

    • The whole number part is \( 48 \), which rounds to \( 50 \).
    • The fraction \( \frac{55}{82} \) is approximately \( 0.67 \) (since \( 55/82 \approx 0.671 \)). This can generally be considered as rounding to \( 0 \) since we're rounding to the nearest ten.
    • So, \( 48 \frac{55}{82} \) rounds to about \( 50 \).
  2. For \( 54 \frac{41}{72} \):

    • The whole number part is \( 54 \), which rounds to \( 50 \).
    • The fraction \( \frac{41}{72} \approx 0.57 \). This can also generally be considered as rounding to \( 0 \).
    • So, \( 54 \frac{41}{72} \) rounds to about \( 50 \).

Now adding the rounded values:

\[ 50 + 50 = 100 \]

Therefore, the estimate of the sum is \( \boxed{100} \).