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Chad is planning a party. he wants to serve pizza, chips, and soda. Chad discovers that he can purchase on pizza for $18.01, one bag of chips for $2.44, and one bottle of soda for $1.08 if chad needs 12 pizzas, 11 bags of chips, and 6 sodas, which is a reasonable amount that he will spend on food for the party

Answer 1

Bob, one strategy for estimation is rounding. If you round to the nearest whole dollar, you can find an approximate amount.
For example, if the cost for a can of soda is $1.06, that cost is about $1. Therefore, the cost for 12 cans of soda would be about $12.00. You can apply the same strategy to your problem. Let me know if you need more help or additional examples.