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Fuller bought 4 cantaloupes at the grocery store. Each cantaloupe weighed between 4.9 and 6.2 pounds. Fuller estimates a reasonable weight of all the cantaloupes to be 20.4 pounds.

Is this a reasonable estimate?

Yes, the estimate is very close.
No, the estimate should be less than 20.4 pounds.
No, the estimate should be greater than 20.4 pounds.

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Could you help me?

Fuller bought 4 cantaloupes at the grocery store. Each cantaloupe weighed between 4.9 and 6.2 pounds. Fuller estimates a reasonable weight of all the cantaloupes to be 20.4 pounds.

Is this a reasonable estimate?

    Yes, the estimate is very close.
    No, the estimate should be less than 20.4 pounds.
    No, the estimate should be greater than 20.4 pounds.

anonymous · Answer

@mathmale

anonymous · Answer

Okay, who the hell buys four cantaloupes? 

Now, the average of these numbers is found by adding them together, and dividing by two.
That's 5.55.
Now multiply 5.55 by 4 and see what you get, and if it's close, then it's a reasonable assumption, if not, then he was being lazy and didn't want to do math.

anonymous · Answer

Okay this is not a fair question. Close is a relative term. I get 22.2, which is close to 20.4, but the question might not think so. Grrr

anonymous · Answer

@zzr0ck3r what do you think?

anonymous · Answer

Sorry i just now saw this my internet connection got lost... Could you help me with a few more? @jcpd910