Question

A clothing sells 26 shirts and 22 pairs of jeans. Each item of clothing costs $32. What is a reasonable estimate for the total cost of the clothing? What is the exact answer for the total cost of the clothing?

Answer 1

Exact-$1,536 Estimate-$1,500

Explanation:

26+22=48

48 x 32 = 1,536

Estimate-1,500 or 1,540

Exact-1,536

Answer 2

$1500 is a reasonable estimate.

Exact total cost of the clothing is $1536.

Explanation:

We have been given that a clothing sells 26 shirts and 22 pairs of jeans. Each item of clothing costs $32.

First of all, we will find the estimate of price of clothing by rounding to nearest tens as:

`26\approx 30`

`22\approx 20`

`\$32\approx \$30`

Estimated number of clothing would be
`30+20=50`

Estimated cost would be
`\$30* 50=\$1500`

Therefore, $1500 is a reasonable estimate for the total cost of the clothing.

Let us find exact total number of clothing by adding 26 and 22 as:

`26+22=48`

Exact total cost of clothing would be
`\$32* 48=\$1536`

Therefore, the exact total cost of the clothing is $1536.