Question

Adam traveled out of town for a regional basketball tournament. He drove at a steady speed of 72.4 miles per hour for 4.62 hours.

The exact distance Adam traveled was was
334.488 or 3344.88 or 3.334488 or 33448.8 miles.
Rounding decimals to the nearest whole number, Adam traveled a distance of about
334.488 or 360 or 292 or 334.488 miles.

Answer 1

334.488

Explanation:

I used a calculator lol

Answer 2

Exact = 334.488 miles

Rounded, 72 × 5 = 360

Explanation:

There were 3 decimal places in the factors, so after multiplying all the digits, put a decimal point 3 places from the right.

Your estimate from the rounded numbers is supposed to help confirm a reasonable answer.

(to a completely unrealistic scenario)