Question

Josh buys cucumbers that cost 0.62 per pound.he pays 2.79 for the cucumbers.josh estimates he bought 5 pounds of cucumbers.is josh's estimate resonable? explain.

Answer 1

It is reasonable because if you round 0.62 to the nearest tenth you get 0.6, and if you round 2.79 to the nearest whole you get three. If you divide 3 by 0.6, you get five.

Now, if you were to do the actual problem, you would get 4.5 pounds. 4.5 when rounded is equal to 5 therefore his estimate is reasonable.

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