The nurse vaccinated 52 people on wednesday, 58 on Thursday and 43 on Friday.

Question

The flu vaccine costs R49,00per vaccine and the hepatitis vaccine costs R98,00

a) Round the figures to the first digit to estimate the number of people who were vaccinated on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Answer 1

To round the figures to the first digit:

• Wednesday: 52 rounds to 50
• Thursday: 58 rounds to 60
• Friday: 43 rounds to 40

So, the estimated number of people vaccinated is:

• Wednesday: 50
• Thursday: 60
• Friday: 40

In total, this estimates that approximately 150 people were vaccinated over the three days.