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A club collected $3,472 to buy computers. if each computer costs $680, estimate the number of computers that the club can buy explan

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A club collected $3,472 to buy computers. if each computer costs $680, estimate the-example-1
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I estimate 5 computers the club can buy because if you divide it will be a on going number so I think 5
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Answer: 5 computers

Explanation:

You would take the total amount collected and divide it by the cost of a computer.

3472/680=5.10

Since the number is not a whole number you would round down since you can not buy part of a computer. Therefore, the club can only buy 5 computers.

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