Question

Estimate by first rounding each number to the nearest integer.

4 1/9 +2 2/13

A.
–7

B.
–6

C.
6

D.
7

Answer 1

@Hero

Answer 2

@AidanWithanAnota what are your thoughts on this problem? Do you have a plan for solving it?

Answer 3

No not really I don't know much I fell asleep in class my friends gave me notes but I fif not gets much

Answer 4

Is 1/9 closer to 0 or 1?

Answer 5

1

Answer 6

Let's do it this way. Between 0 and 1 are the following fractions:

0/9, 1/9, 2/9, 3/9, 4/9, 5/9, 6/9, 7/9, 8/9, 9/9

Notice that 0/9 = 0 and 9/9 = 1

Upon observing this, what can you say about 1/9?

Answer 7

0........ -_- my mind is tried

Answer 8

1/9 is closer to 0. So we can say that 4 + 1/9 is approximately 4.

Answer 9

Is 2/13 closer to 0 or 1? If in doubt, make a list similar to the one I made.

Answer 10

0?

Answer 11

Correct. Do you have any idea what can be done from here?

Answer 12

no

Answer 13

Well, since 2/13 is closer to 0, we can say that 2 + 2/13 is approximately 2.

So now we have just 4 + 2. Surely you might know how to sum 4 and 2 :)

Answer 14

6

Answer 15

Could you help me with 4 more I need to get this done so I can sleepy

Answer 16

Yes correct. So to summarize, if you run into similar problems where you have a mixed fraction of the form a + b/c, remember to approximate the expression by figuring out if b/c is closer to 0 or closer to 1. Afterwards, round to the nearest whole number then perform whatever operation is required.

Answer 17

It won't let me close it

Answer 18

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