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.

zpupster · Answer

a round 14.89 to 15 then

3x 15=?

15-14.89 =.11

your answer is 33 (3x.11) cents off because you rounded