Question

As James bought his textbooks for classes one semester, he estimated the cost to the nearest ten dollars. He knew he could cover the cost up to $315. His math book cost $68.41, biology text was $105.35, literature text cost $72.49, and the AutoCAD text was $59.91. What rounded sum did James determine

Answer 1

$310

Explanation:

The first step is to add the costs of the textbook together :

$68.41 + $105.35 + $72.49 + $59.91 = $306.16

In order to round off to the nearest ten dollars, look at the units figure, if the number is greater or equal to 5, add 1 to the ten figure. If this is not the case, add zero. Replace the unit digit with zero

The unit digit is greater than 6, so 1 is added to the tens digit. The amount becomes $310