Question

Mixed nuts sell for $7.89 a pound. Leticia fills a bag and weighs it. The bag weighs 2.3 pounds.
About how much will the bag of nuts cost?

Estimate $7.89(2.3).

The bag of nuts will cost about
.

Answer 1

To estimate the cost of the bag of nuts, we can round \( 2.3 \) to \( 2 \) and calculate the cost:

\[
7.89 \times 2 \approx 15.78
\]

So we can estimate that the bag of nuts will cost about **$15.78**.

For a more precise estimate:

Calculating \( 7.89 \times 2.3 \):

\[
7.89 \times 2.3 = 18.147
\]

So, rounding to the nearest cent, the bag of nuts will cost about **$18.15**.

In summary, the bag of nuts will cost about **$18.15**.