Asked by cjhkkljm

uincy feeds his dog 2.75 cups of dog food each day. Each cup of dog food costs $1.25. He multiplies the numbers together to determine how much it costs to feed his dog each day. Which expression will result in the best estimate for Quincy to use to check his multiplication?
2 times 1
2 times 2
3 times 1
3 times 2

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Round 2.75 to 3 and 1.25 to 1. So use 3 × 1 = 3 as the best estimate (actual is 2.75 × 1.25 = 3.4375).