Question

Round steak cost $6.95 per pound. Sara wants to buy 9.5 lb of round steak what she estimates will cost $54 which statement about Sara's estimate is true.

Answer 1

6.95 × 9.5
=66.025

66.025 ≠ 54
∴It is not true.




OR




7 × 9.5
=66.5
66.025 ≠ 54
∴It is not true.

Answer 2

$66.03

Explanation:

Sara wants to buy 9.5 lb of round steak.

The cost of one pound of round steak = $6.95

The actual cost of 9.5 lb of steak = 6.95 × 9.5

= $66.025 ≈ $66.03

She estimated the cost of 9.5 lb of steak = $54.00

Therefore, Sara's estimate $54 is wrong. The price of 9.5 pound of round steak is $66.03.