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OpenStudy (anonymous):

A vending machine contains 288 bags of chips. Each bag of chips costs $0.53. Which is the best estimate to the total value of the chips in the vending machine?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

A $110 B $150 C $260

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

288 is close to 300 0.53 is close to 0.5

OpenStudy (mertsj):

Let's take a easier example. The vending machine contains 5 bottles of pop. Each bottle of pop costs $1.00. What is a number that is close to the value of the pop and how did you get it?

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