Question

jeff is buying books at a used bookstore. he wants to approximate the total cost of his purchase before checking out. which amount is the most reasonable approximation of the total price of the 5 books? $25.00 $30.00 $35.00 $40.00 prices of books $5.99 $6.00 $6.45 $7.75 $7.99

Explanation:

Step1: Round each book - price

$5.99\approx6$, $6.00 = 6$, $6.45\approx6$, $7.75\approx8$, $7.99\approx8$

Step2: Calculate the sum of the rounded - prices

$6 + 6+6 + 8+8=34\approx35$

Answer:

$35.00$