Estimating bags and boxes

This task is about using a way of estimating that you have discussed with your teacher.
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Nona wants a quick estimate of the total number of nails in some bags. 
Make an estimate of about how many nails she has and explain how you did it in the box.

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a)  There are 27 bags that each have about 23 nails in them. 
The total number of nails in all the bags is about .
This is because ...

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Have a group discussion with your teacher on your ways of estimating for this problem.
 
Make estimates for each of these problems and explain how you made your estimate.

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b)  There are 8 bags that each have about 37 screws in them. 
The total number of screws in all the bags is about .
This is because ...

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c)  There are 34 bags each with about 28 nuts in them.
The total number of nuts in all the bags is about .
This is because ... 

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d)  There are 76 bags each with about 57 tacks in them. 
The total number of tacks in all the bags is about .
This is because ... 

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e)  There are 38 boxes each with about 2,165 nails in them. 
The total number of nails in all the boxes is about .
This is because ...