Question

Tony wants to purchase a baseball glove for $14.96, a baseball bat for $19.87, and a baseball for $5.37. He figured out that he will need $40.20 to purchase the three items. Estimate the cost of the three items. Is Tony's calculation reasonable? Select from the drop down menus to complete the sentence.

Answer 1

answer; Tony's calculation

is reasonable

because the three items cost about

$40

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Answer 2

To solve this, first we calculate all the total cost of the items that is:

total cost = $14.96 + $19.87 + $5.37

total cost = $40.20

So we see that the actual cost is similar with the estimate so his calculation is reasonable.