round to the nearest ten dollars, then estimate the answer/
$73.88=---dollars
+29.04----dollars
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Total-----dollars
73.88 rounds to 70
What does 29.04 round to?
would it be 30
Right. So 70 + 30 = ?
To round the given amounts to the nearest ten dollars, you need to consider the digit in the tens place.
For $73.88, the digit in the tens place is 7. Since it is less than 5, you round down to $70.
For $29.04, the digit in the tens place is 2. Since it is less than 5, you round down to $20.
Adding these rounded amounts together:
$70 + $20 = $90
Therefore, the total, rounded to the nearest ten dollars, is $90.