The times for Erin’s five laps around the track were 56.6 seconds, 57.9 seconds, 57.5 seconds, 65.3 seconds, and 65.7 seconds. Using rounding to the nearest whole second as the only estimation technique, what is the total estimated time for Erin’s five laps in seconds?

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MrMudd183 · Answer

so this one is pretty much an estimate. what do you think it could be?

gomillau000 · Answer

239 but do I have to round the answer.

MrMudd183 · Answer

you do, i think it's a little higher. i think it's around 290

gomillau000 · Answer

I got 300

Vocaloid · Answer

Keep in mind it says to round each time to the nearest whole second

56.6 therefore rounds up to 57, etc. and repeat with the rest of the times, then add them up

gomillau000 · Answer

ok I did that and got 239 but rounded up.

gomillau000 · Answer

and got 300

gomillau000 · Answer

so whats the answer.

MrMudd183 · Answer

it's around 300 yes

Vocaloid · Answer

239 should be acceptable then

There is no reason to round to 300