There are three petri dishes in a laboratory. The first one contains 22,340 cells, the second contains 43,560 cells, and the last dish contains 36,612 cells. Approximately how many cells are there in total?(1 point
To find the approximate total number of cells, we can round each number to the nearest thousand and then add them up.
Rounding 22,340 to the nearest thousand gives us 22,000.
Rounding 43,560 to the nearest thousand gives us 44,000.
Rounding 36,612 to the nearest thousand gives us 37,000.
So, the approximate total number of cells is 22,000 + 44,000 + 37,000 = 103,000.