Question

Hailey is making floral centerpieces for a wedding. Each centerpiece has 17 flowers. She has 430 flowers for the project. She estimates that she can make between 20 and 30 complete centerpieces. Is her estimate reasonable? Use your knowledge of place value and division to explain the reasonableness of her answer.

Answer 1

To determine whether Hailey's estimate is reasonable, we can divide the total number of flowers she has (430) by the number of flowers in each centerpiece (17).

430 flowers ÷ 17 flowers = 25 complete centerpieces

We find that Hailey can make 25 complete centerpieces with the given number of flowers. Since her estimate falls between the range of 20 and 30 centerpieces, her estimate is reasonable.