Question

empire elementry school needs to purchase water bottles for field day.There are 2,142 students.PRINCIPAL VADAR rounded to the nearest hundred to estimate how many water bottles to order.Will there be enough water bottles for everyone?Explain.

Answer 1

no..because if the principal rounded 2,142 to the nearest hundred, he would get 2,100...and thats not enough

Answer 2

No. If Principal Vadar rounded to the nearest hundred, then he will have ordered 2,100 bottles and 24 kids will not get a water bottle.