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H.4 Estimate products word problems: identify reasonable answers
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Jack sold 7 boxes of medium-sized oranges for a school fundraiser. Each box contained 88 oranges.

Jack worked out that he sold 866 oranges. Does that sound about right?
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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
No — 866 is not about right.

Estimate: 88 ≈ 90, so 7 × 90 = 630 (so the answer should be around 630).
Exact: 7 × 88 = 560 + 56 = 616.

866 is 250 too high, so the correct total is 616 oranges.