Question

Estimate 85.77-62.396 by first rounding each number to the nearest whole number

Answer 1

23.000

Explanation:

8-6=2

5-2=3

So you know that 23.000 is the roaded answer, you can just ignore the digits behind the decimal point in order to round

Answer 2

24

Explanation:

85.77-62.396 estimated by rounding each number to the nearest whole number is 24. I got this by first rounding 85.77 to 86. I then rounded 62.396 to 62. Next, I did 86-62= 24.

So, the answer is 24.