Question

vipul is buying trail for an upcoming hike. The trail mix costs $3.95 per pound and he is buying 2.01 pounds. Estimate the total cost of the trail mix.

Answer 1

Since you are estimating, you would round 2.01 to 2 and $3.95 to $4. Then you would multiply 2 x $4 = 8. The total cost would be around $8.

Answer 2

The total cost of the trail mix is $7.94

Explanation:

Vipul is buying trail for an upcoming hike.

The cost of trail mix is = $3.95 per pound

He is buying 2.01 pounds.

The total cost of the trail mix = 3.95 × 2.01

= $7.9395 ≈ $7.94

The total cost of the trail mix is $7.94