Martin had 7 pounds of grapes left, and he gave away 2 5 of them. Explain how to use compatible numbers to estimate the amount of grapes he gave away. #Nova

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Kopi Bryant asked Jan 19, 2022

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Martin had 7 pounds of grapes left, and he gave away 2

5
of them. Explain how to use compatible numbers to estimate the amount of grapes he gave away.
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Kopi Bryant asked Jan 19, 2022

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Answer: 2/5 is closer 1/2. and it is easy to find half of 7 mentally. Half of 7 is 3.5, so Martin gave away about 3.5 pounds away.

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