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Question

In one day, a restaurant served 64 lunches and 273 dinners. How many meals did it serve all together?
We can estimate the total by rounding both numbers to the nearest hundred.
100+300= _
Add. Remember: place value matters.
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273
+64
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Answer 1

To find the total number of meals served, we can first estimate the total by rounding:

• 64 lunches rounded to the nearest hundred is 100
• 273 dinners rounded to the nearest hundred is 300

Adding these estimated values:

100 + 300 = 400

Now, let's add the actual numbers:

1. We list the numbers to add together:

     273
   +  64
   ------
   

2. We start adding from the rightmost column:

   • Units: 3 + 4 = 7
   • Tens: 7 + 6 = 13 (write down 3 and carry over 1)
   • Hundreds: 2 + 0 + 1 (the carried over 1) = 3

3. Putting it together, we have:

     273
   +  64
   ------
     337
   

So, the total number of meals served altogether is 337.

Therefore:

• The fill in the blank answers are:
  • 100 + 300 = 400
  • The total meals served is 337.