A grocery store ordered 37 crates of oranges. There are 63 oranges in each crate. Which is the best estimate of the total number of oranges the store ordered?

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Responses

1,000

1,000

1,500

1,500

1,800

1,800

2,400

1 answer

To estimate the total number of oranges the store ordered, you can multiply the number of crates by the number of oranges per crate:

37 crates × 63 oranges/crate.

For estimation, you can round the numbers:

  • Round 37 to 40 (because it's close to 40).
  • Round 63 to 60 (because it's close to 60).

Now, multiply the rounded numbers:

40 × 60 = 2400.

Therefore, the best estimate of the total number of oranges the store ordered is 2,400.