Question

There are 347 students going on field trip. Each bus holds 44 students. If each bus costs 95,Is the total cost of the buses more than 1,000? How can you decide without using division?

Answer 1

• the cost is less than 1000
• use estimation

Explanation:

10 buses will cost $950, which is less than $1000, and would hold 440 students. Not that many buses are needed, so the cost will not be more than $1000.