Question

The student council had six fund raisers during the school year. They raised $212, $205, $206, $190, $188, and $195. Using the clustering method, what is the estimated total of money raised by the student council?

Answer 1

$1200

Explanation:

The clustering method for estimation is a method used for estimating the sums and products of numbers. This method is used when the numbers that are to be multiplied or added are near in value to a single number.

Given the money raised by six fund raisers:

$212, $205, $206, $190, $188, and $195

The numbers are to be added to find the total money raised. i.e.:

$212 + $205 + $206 + $190 + $188 + $195

But all the numbers are close to $200. Hence:

Using clustering method = $200 + $200 + $200 + $200 + $200 + $200 = 6 * $200 = $1200