Multiple choice

There are 157 boys and 146 girls in a school. If fees charged by the school is £60 per student each month, what is the total amount collected by the school in a month when rounded off to the nearest thousand?

  1. 17000

  2. 17500

  3. 18000

  4. 19000
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Total students = 157 + 146 = 303. Total fees = 303 × £60 = £18,180. When rounding to the nearest thousand, 18,180 rounds to 18,000 since the hundreds digit (1) is less than 5.

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