Winnie wants to buy 3 D V Ds to take on vacation. Each D V Ds costs fourteen dollars and eighty-nine cents.

a. Estimate the total cost of the D V Ds.

b. How does your estimate compare to the actual answer? Without calculating the actual answer, explain how you know.

Question

Winnie wants to buy 3 D V Ds to take on vacation. Each D V Ds costs fourteen dollars and eighty-nine cents.

a. Estimate the total cost of the D V Ds.

b. How does your estimate compare to the actual answer? Without calculating the actual answer, explain how you know.

thesecret20111 · Answer

To make the estimate round the cost up to $15

johnweldon1993 · Answer

Well you could estimate it as being 15 dollars each...so 15 times 3 = 45 dollars

How does that compare to the original price? do 14.89 times 3

thesecret20111 · Answer

Then for question b you will know that the answer will be slightly off from the actual price because you rounded up.

anonymous · Answer

I think I have figured it out.. 
Thank guys! :)

thesecret20111 · Answer

Your welcome :)

johnweldon1993 · Answer

no problem :)