In the last three months, 674 boys and 706 girls were seen by doctors in the ER. 355 of those children were six-years-old or under. a. By rounding the values to the nearest ten, estimate the number of children seen in the ER. b. Using the original values, calculate the exact number of children seen in the ER. c. By rounding the values to the nearest ten, estimate the number of children over the age of six.

In the world of statistics and estimates, rounding can be a handy tool! When you round 674 boys to 670 and 706 girls to 710, you're looking at approximately 1380 children in total seen in the ER. It’s like building a quick Lego tower – you just grab the blocks you need and off you go! Now, for the exact calculations: if you combine the original numbers, you get 674 boys plus 706 girls, which totals 1380 children. And if we dig deeper, by subtracting the 355 children who are six years old or younger from the total, you find that there are 1025 kids over the age of six. That's a busy ER!