Question

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Use estimation to check the answer to this story problem.

The zoo has 332 butterflies in the enclosure. Twelve of the butterflies are yellow and 106 of the butterflies are red. Half of the remaining butterflies are orange. How many butterflies are orange?

A student answered that there were 107 orange butterflies.

Which statement about the student's estimation is correct?

A.
The answer should be about 280. The student's answer is not correct.

B.
The answer should be about 220. The student's answer is not correct

Answer 1

Is there a B and C?

Answer 2

Use estimation to check the answer to this story problem.

The zoo has 332 butterflies in the enclosure. Twelve of the butterflies are yellow and 106 of the butterflies are red. Half of the remaining butterflies are orange. How many butterflies are orange?

A student answered that there were 107 orange butterflies.

Which statement about the student's estimation is correct?

A.
The answer should be about 280. The student's answer is not correct.

B.
The answer should be about 220. The student's answer is not correct.

C.
The answer should be about 200. The student's answer is not correct.

D.
The answer should be about 110. The student's answer is close to the estimated answer

Answer 3

sorry

Answer 4

No problem. I'll get right on it.

Answer 5

mr human calculator

Answer 6

Lulz.

Answer 7

Okay, so I got the answer D. What I did is round 332 to 330 and 12 to 10 and finally 106 to 110. I added 110 and 10 together because those are the other butterflies and got 120. 330 - 120 = 210. Half of 210 are orange. 210 / 2 = 105 \=/ 110. So D sounds right.

Answer 8

mind blow XD
can you help me with a few more?

Answer 9

Sure! Just start a new question. And remember to fan me so I can keep my EYE on you. :)