Question

Yolanda’s sunflower plant was 64.34 centimeters tall in July.

During August, the plant grew 18.2 centimeters.
Part A
Estimate the height of Yolanda’s plant at the end of August by rounding each
value to the nearest whole number. Will your estimate be less than or greater
than the actual height? Explain your reason
How do you do this?

Answer 1

It would be 82.54 centimeters tall by the end of August so you would round it up so it would become 83 centimeters meaning that the estimate would be greater than the actual height because you would be rounding up to the nearest whole number not down.