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book Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman cover

Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285448596
book Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman cover

Contemporary Mathematics for Business and Consumers 7th Edition by Robert Brechner ,George Bergeman

Edition 7ISBN: 978-1285448596
Exercise 40
Estimate the following by rounding each number all the way; then add to find the exact answer.
City traffic engineers in Canmore are doing an intersection traffic survey. On Tuesday, a counter placed at the intersection of Armstrong Place and Three Sisters Blvd. registered the following counts: morning, 2,594; afternoon, 2,478; and evening, 1,863.
a. Round each number to the nearest hundred and add to get an estimate of the traffic count for the day.
b. What was the exact amount of traffic for the day?
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