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At the pet store, angelfish cost $12 each.

Kelly wanted to buy 8 of them. Round
each number to the nearest ten to
estimate the total cost.
What is the estimated cost?

At the pet store, angelfish cost $12 each. Kelly wanted to buy 8 of them. Round each-example-1

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96. You already have the answer but allow me to explain lol

Each Angel fish is 12 right? Let me draw it out. He wants 8 look:

O O O O O O O O

Now they each cost 12 dollars. We would use multiplication since they each cost the same amount and he wants 8. So do 12 times 8 (12 x 8) and you get 96
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