Question

Cooper is throwing a dinner party. He says about 67 people are coming to the party. He is paying a company to make the food, and they said each person would cost about $15. To add drinks, each person would cost $3. How much money will Cooper be spending for food and drinks at his party if you round the number of people to the nearest tenth digit? What is a way you can solve this estimation problem? Select all that apply.

Round the $15 to $20, the $3 to $5 and the 67 to 70 before you do anything else.
Round the 67 to 70, add the $15 and the $3 and then multiply the 2 answers.
Round 67 to 70. Multiply 70 by 15 and 70 by 3 and then add the answers.
Add the amount for food and drinks then multiply by how many people there are.

Answer 1

Round the 67 to 70, add the $15 and the $3 and then multiply the 2 answers.

Round 67 to 70. Multiply 70 by 15 and 70 by 3 and then add the answers.

Explanation:

you get the same answer both ways.