Question

A Computer costs $849.75 and the hard drive is 61.3% of the total cost. What is a reasonable estimate for the cost of the hard drive

Answer 1

$510 you get this answer by first rounding $849.75 to $850 and rounding 61.3% to 60% then multiply $850 and .6 to get your answer $510

Answer 2

Cost of hard drive = $510 .

Explanation:

Given :A Computer costs $849.75 and the hard drive is 61.3% of the total cost.

To find: What is a reasonable estimate for the cost of the hard drive .

Solution: we have given that

A computer costs = $849.75

According to question

Cost of hard drive = 61.3% of the total cost.

Cost of hard drive = 61.3% of $849.75

First we will estimate 61.3 % = 60 % .

Second we will estimate $849.75 = $ 850 .

Now, Cost of hard drive = 60% of $850

Cost of hard drive = $510 .

Therefore , Cost of hard drive = $510 .