Question

A cashier offers Nathan an opportunity to save thirty percent on his purchase. The original cost is eighty-eight dollars. Estimate what his savings would be, then calculate the actual savings.

Answer 1

@ganeshie8

Answer 2

is this writing?

Answer 3

no, mathmatics

Answer 4

:o ik but does this question bring Answer choices?

Answer 5

no.

Answer 6

so yeah, writing :P

Answer 7

o @e.mccormick

Answer 8

@dan815

Answer 9

@satellite73

Answer 10

They give you any tips for ding an estimate?

Answer 11

No.

Answer 12

:/

Answer 13

Well, 1/3rd id .333333, so 33.333%. Pretty close. So almost a third off.

Answer 14

ill try that, but im going to leave the ? up for a little bit longer

Answer 15

88 is almost 90. It is easy to find 1/3rd of 90.

Answer 16

30

Answer 17

So you know you would be taking more off that way. But it is an easy guess. So a few dollars less than $30 is going to be the real number.

Answer 18

Prooly closer to 25 or 26.

Answer 19

k

Answer 20

maybe 27 or 26?

Answer 21

Perhaps. I was just doing a rough guess with logic and then adjusting it down some because I knew I would be high.
And \(88 \times 30\% =\) ?

Answer 22

For an estimate, round number and easy fractions are things to look at. But if you increase something to make a round number, remember that you are going to need to decrease a little to get closer. OR, just be aware it is high and be happy with that level of close.

The same basic principal if you round down, like 27 becomes 25 for taking 20% off. Why? Because 20% is 1/5th and 25 is 5*5, so 20% off 25 is 5. It is a little LOW because I rounded down in that case.

Answer 23

lol