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Ramone plans to give a bag of candy to each of the 27 students in his class. Each bag of candy will cost $2.87. Which expression gives the best estimate for the total cost of the bags of the candy? A.
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Ramone plans to give a bag of candy to each of the 27 students in his class. Each bag of candy will cost $2.87. Which expression gives the best estimate for the total cost of the bags of the candy?

A. $2 x 20
B. $2 x 30
C. $3 x 20
D. $3 x 30

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Yes the correct answer is D. I got this right!
User Praveen Srinivasan
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D. $ 3x30

Since $2.87 round to $3 and 27 rounds to 30 you would multiply the cost of each bag ($3) by the amount of people (30) meaning your estimate would be 30x3 which equals $90
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