Indicate a rough estimate

Question

At thanksgiving dinner debirah ate a portion of turkey (673 calories);mashed potatoes (408 calories); stuffing (519 calories ) cranberry sauce (219 calories );beans (278 calories); and a pumpkin pie(523 calories). Approximately how many calories did she intake 

Answer 1

Round each to the nearest 100 calories:

 

turkey  700

mashed potatoes  400

stuffing  500

cranberry sauce  200 calories

beans 300

pumpkin pie (a whole pie???)  500

 

It's easy to add those, for a total estimate of 2600 calories