Question

Hal has five cases of coconuts. Each case contains between 24 and 28 coconuts. The weight of each coconut is between 1 and 3 pounds. Hal estimates the total weight of all five cases to be 130 pounds. Is this a reasonable estimate?

A.
No, the estimate should be lower.
B.
Yes, the estimate given is reasonable.
C.
No, the estimate should be higher.

Answer 1

Depends in the reasoning.

(Simply math.) It must be between 120-420 so 130 is reasonable. B)

(The better answer) However, perhaps it's be better to estimate in the middle, so ~260 it would be. C.)