Question

Olivia has five pieces of string that are each 4 2 /12 ft long Destiny has four pieces of string that are each 5 14/16 feet long. Using estimation strategy to determine who has the most strength choose the name and number to complete the Statement

_______ Is estimated to have______ more feet of string

Answer 1

To use estimation, we can round the lengths of the strings to make calculations easier.

**Olivia's String:**
- Each piece is 4 2/12 feet long.
- 2/12 can be simplified to 1/6, so we can round 4 2/12 to approximately 4.5 feet (since 2/12 is close to 0.5).
- Total string for Olivia: 5 pieces × 4.5 feet ≈ 5 × 4.5 = 22.5 feet.

**Destiny's String:**
- Each piece is 5 14/16 feet long.
- 14/16 simplifies to 7/8, which is close to 1, so we can round 5 14/16 to approximately 6 feet.
- Total string for Destiny: 4 pieces × 6 feet = 4 × 6 = 24 feet.

Now we compare the two totals:
- Olivia: approximately 22.5 feet
- Destiny: approximately 24 feet

**Conclusion:**
Destiny has more string.

Filling in the blanks:
**Destiny is estimated to have 1.5 more feet of string.** (24 - 22.5 = 1.5)