Question

Harry is going shopping with $ 114 . He wants to buy shirts , pants , and shoes . The shirt that he wants costs $ 19 . 13 , the pants cost $ 39 . 75 , and the shoes cost $ 56 . 59 . He doesn ' t have a calculator , so he decides to round the prices to the nearest whole number to decide if he has enough money . Solve this problem for Harry by rounding for him . Then , determine if he has enough money . Show the strategy you used to round the numbers , and support your answer with a written explanation .

Answer 1

No

Explanation:

1. Take 19.13 and round it to the nearest whole number. Since it's a three it will round down to $19

2. Take $39.75 and round it to the nearest whole number. Since it's a five you would round up to $40

3. Take 56.59 and round it to the nearest whole number. Since it's a nine it will round up to $57

4. Add up the total amount of all three items (19+40+57)

5. It will add up to $116 which mean he does not have enough money to buy all three items.