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Make an estimate for each problem. Then solve the problems, showing your work clearly.
1 Nora takes three nuggets of gold to be weighed. One weighs 1.18 grams, another weighs 0.765 gram, and the third weighs 1.295 grams. What is the total weight of the gold?
2 On Monday Mercedes runs 2.25 miles and on Wednesday she runs 1.78 miles. How much farther does she run on Monday than on Wednesday?
3 On Tuesday Tavon runs 2.4 miles, on Thursday he runs 1.98 miles, and on Friday he runs 1.5 miles. How many total miles does he run?
4 Nora finds two more pieces of gold in her jewelry tray. One weighs 0.875 gram and the other one weighs 1.43 grams. How much more does the 1.43-gram piece weigh?