Question
While visiting their uncle's farm, Francine and Leah caught 68 turtles in the creek on Saturday. What was the total number of tickets sold for the two days? Estimate using on the front digits.
Answers
Ms. Sue
Turtles and tickets?????
Susan
Sorry, combined 2 separate questions :(
Francine & Leah caught 68 turtles in the creek on Saturday and 67 turtles on sunday. How many turtles did they catch on the weekend? Estimate using only the fron digits.
Francine & Leah caught 68 turtles in the creek on Saturday and 67 turtles on sunday. How many turtles did they catch on the weekend? Estimate using only the fron digits.
Ms. Sue
70 + 70 = 140
http://www.basic-mathematics.com/front-end-estimation.html
http://www.basic-mathematics.com/front-end-estimation.html
Susan
That is the answer that I got, but my answer is not an option. The answers I have to choose from is 130 turtles, 150 turtles, 120 turtles and 110 turtles.
Ms. Sue
Your answer choices are wrong.
Your instructions are to use front-end estimation. The only possible answer is 130.
Note that the actual answer is 135 which rounds to 140.
Please talk with your teacher about this faulty question.
Your instructions are to use front-end estimation. The only possible answer is 130.
Note that the actual answer is 135 which rounds to 140.
Please talk with your teacher about this faulty question.
Ms. Sue
The only possible answer is 140.
Susan
Thank you Ms. Sue. I do that.
Ms. Sue
You're welcome, Susan.
Is it possible you copied the problem wrong?
Is it possible you copied the problem wrong?