Question

The band sold 385 cases of fruit. There are 24 bags of fruit in each case. Which is the best estimate of the number of bags of fruit sold?

(1 point)
Responses

900 bags of fruit

900 bags of fruit

1,000 bags of fruit

1,000 bags of fruit

5,000 bags of fruit

5,000 bags of fruit

10,000 bags of fruit

Answer 1

To find the best estimate of the number of bags of fruit sold, you can multiply the number of cases by the number of bags per case.

1. You have 385 cases of fruit.
2. Each case has 24 bags of fruit.

Calculating the total number of bags of fruit:

\[
385 \text{ cases} \times 24 \text{ bags/case} = 9240 \text{ bags}
\]

Now, rounding to the nearest thousand gives us 9000. The best estimate of the number of bags of fruit sold is:

**10,000 bags of fruit.**