Question

a sports store ordered 22 boxes of golf balls. each box has 47 golf balls. which is the best estimate of the total number of golf balls the store ordered?

Answer 1

To estimate the total number of golf balls, you can round the numbers to make the calculations easier.

You have:
- 22 boxes of golf balls
- Each box contains 47 golf balls

You can estimate:
- Round 22 to 20 (a simpler number)
- Round 47 to 50 (a simpler round number)

Now, multiply the estimated numbers:
\[ 20 \text{ boxes} \times 50 \text{ golf balls/box} = 1000 \text{ golf balls} \]

So, the best estimate of the total number of golf balls the store ordered is approximately **1000**.