A local dumpling shop sold 85,248 dumplings last year. Each plate of dumplings sells for $9.89, and there are 12 dumplings per plate. Which value best estimates the shop’s total earnings from selling dumplings?(1 point)

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Responses

8,000,000
8,000,000

800,000
800,000

80,000
80,000

8,000

Answer 1

To estimate the total earnings from selling dumplings, we can follow these steps:

1. Calculate the total number of plates sold: Since there are 12 dumplings per plate, we can find the number of plates sold by dividing the total number of dumplings by the number of dumplings per plate.

   \[ \text{Number of plates} = \frac{85,248 \text{ dumplings}}{12 \text{ dumplings/plate}} \approx 7,104 \text{ plates} \]

2. Calculate the total earnings: We multiply the number of plates sold by the price per plate.

   \[ \text{Total earnings} = 7,104 \text{ plates} \times 9.89 \text{ dollars/plate} \approx 70,300.76 \text{ dollars} \]

3. Comparing the estimated earnings with the provided options: With the estimated earnings being approximately $70,300, the closest option from the choices provided is 80,000.

Thus, the best estimate of the shop’s total earnings from selling dumplings is 80,000.