Question

The postal service will not ship goods over 50 lbs without a special label. Donovan wants to estimate the weight of his package so he doesn't exceed the weight limit. He has a cast iron skillet that weighs 5.67 lbs, a dictionary that weighs 8.34 lbs, and a set of dishes that weighs 37.88 lbs. What will the estimated weight of Donovan's package be if he rounds each item to the nearest pound before totaling the weight?

Answer 1

52 Lb

Step-by-step explanation

Step 1

round each itme to the nearest pound.

in this case, Rounding a price to the nearest pound is the same as rounding a decimal to the closest whole number

so

for example, If the price is $3.80 you can round up to $4 because the number in the tenths position is 8. The closest whole number to 3.8 is 4

hence

`\begin{gathered} cast\text{ iron=5.67 Lbs}\rightarrow6\text{ LB} \\ dictionary=8.34\text{ Lb}\rightarrow8\text{ Lb} \\ a\text{ set of disehes=}37.88\text{ Lb}\rightarrow38\text{ Lb} \end{gathered}`

Step 2

now, add the cost of the items to find the weight of the package

`\begin{gathered} Weight_(package)=Weight_(cast)+Weight_(dictironay)+Weight_(dishes)\text{ } \\ \text{replace} \\ Weight_(package)=6\text{ lb+8 lb +38 lb=52 lb} \end{gathered}`

therefore, the answer is

52 Lb

I hope this helps you