Question

Miguel is making trail mix. He uses 5 1/3 ounces of nuts and 2 3/4 ounces of raisins. Which of these is a reasonable estimate for how many more ounces of nuts than raisins Miguel uses?

A: Between 2 and 2 1/2 ounces
B: between 2 1/2 and 3 ounces
C: between 3 and 3 1/2 ounces
D: between 3 1/2 and 4 ounces

Answer 1

Between 2 1/2 and 3 ounces

Explanation:

Since 1/3 is lower than 3/4, 5 1/3 - 2 3/4 must be lower than 3, but higher than 2.

So, we can eliminate C and D.

A's range is too small, so we can select B.