Question

Alan used $20.00 to buy a chicken strip basket and onion rings for lunch. The onion rings cost $2.25, and he received $12.73 in change. What is a reasonable estimate of how much Alan paid for the chicken strip basket?

a) $7.00
b) $5.00
c) $15.00
d) $18.00

Answer 1

Alan paid approximately $5.00 for the chicken strip basket after buying onion rings for $2.25 and receiving $12.73 in change from his $20.00.

Step-by-step explanation:

To figure out how much Alan paid for the chicken strip basket, we first take into account the total amount of money he had, which was $20.00. Alan bought onion rings for $2.25 and got $12.73 in change. To find the cost of the chicken strip basket, we need to subtract the cost of the onion rings and the change from the initial $20.00.

So, $20.00 - $2.25 (onion rings) - $12.73 (change) = $5.02. When we look at the possible answers and consider reasonable estimation, $5.02 is closest to $5.00. Therefore, the closest estimate of the cost of the chicken strip basket is $5.00.