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Decimals, SM-Bank 074

Shannon is buying materials to make a bookcase.

She rounds each price in the table below to the nearest dollar to estimate the total cost of the materials.

Materials
Item Cost
hammer $5.65
glue $3.95
wood $11.55
nails $1.60
stain $3.85

How much is Shannon's estimate?  (2 marks)

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\($28\)

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\(\text{Rounding each item to the nearest dollar:}\)

\(\text{hammer}\) \(=$6\)
\(\text{glue}\) \(= $4\)
\(\text{wood}\) \(=$12\)
\(\text{nails}\) \(=$2\)
\(\text{stain}\) \(=$4\)

  
\(\text{Shannon’s Estimate}=$6+$4+$12+$2+$4=$28\)

 

Filed Under: Decimals Tagged With: num-title-ct-core, smc-4461-25-Rounding decimals, smc-4461-40-Add/Subtract decimals, smc-4461-55-Word problems decimals

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