Question

there are 105 days until basketball season starts. Melanie says the season starts in 15 weeks. Is this reasonable? Use estimation to justify your answer.

Answer 1

Yes, Melanie's statement that the basketball season starts in 15 weeks is reasonable.

To see why, we can estimate the number of days in 15 weeks. Since 1 week is equal to 7 days, 15 weeks would be approximately equal to:

15 weeks x 7 days/week = 105 days