Estimation Question
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Rico's grandmother had 3 canisters with the same number of candies in each. She asked Rico to estimate how many candies were in her canisters before they made cookies. Rico guessed there would be around 5,000 candies in all 3 canisters. He dumped out one canister and counted 1,200 candies. Which would have been a better estimate for all 3 canisters?
- Around 1,500 candies
- Around 2,500 candies
- Around 3,500 candies
- Rico's estimate was the best of all listed.