Mr. Jesus is the Lunchroom Supply Manager for the zoning district of Laura Dearing. He orders lunchroom supplies on a monthly basis. In September, the following number of students ate in each lunchroom:
Laura Dearing Elementary - 12,978
Hal Smith Elementary - 17,576
Jerome D. Mack Middle School - 103,876
Chaparral High School - 118,213
Question 1
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Question 2
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Question 3
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If Chaparral High School had 11,346 more students last year, estimate how many students attended the school last year?
Question 4
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If Chaparral High School had 11,346 more students last year, solve how many students they had.
Question 5
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Compare your estimation and your solved answer. Does your answer make sense? Why or why not?
Question 6
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Write the number of students who ate lunch at Hal Smith Elementary in expanded form:
Question 7
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Use the number of students at Laura Dearing Elementary to help you answer the following question:
The digit 9 represents _______________.
Which school's number of students has a 7 in the thousands place and in the tens place?
Laura Dearing Elementary
Hal Smith Elementary
Jerome D. Mack Middle School
Chaparral High School
If Mr. Jesus orders napkins by rounding the number of students to the nearest hundreds, for which school did he order 13,000 napkins?