Question

the cafeteria wants to buy 7,946 new forks. if each package contains 3 forks, about how many packages should the cafeteria buy? choose the better estimate. 2,200 2,600

Explanation:

Step1: Round total forks to estimate

Round 7,946 to 7,800 (a multiple of 3 for easy division)

Step2: Divide by forks per package

$\frac{7800}{3} = 2600$

Step3: Verify exact value check

Exact calculation: $\frac{7946}{3} \approx 2648.67$, which is close to 2600.

Answer:

2,600