A local dumpling shop sold 85,248 dumplings last year. Each plate of dumplings sells for 9.89,andthereare12dumplingsperplate.Whichvaluebestestimatestheshop’stotalearningsfromsellingdumplings?

Answer 1

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

1. Calculate the number of plates sold: \[ \text{Plates sold} = \frac{\text{Total dumplings}}{\text{Dumplings per plate}} = \frac{85,248}{12} \approx 7,104 \]

2. Calculate the total earnings: \[ \text{Total earnings} = \text{Plates sold} \times \text{Price per plate} = 7,104 \times 9.89 \]

   To estimate this, we will round 9.89 to 10.

   So: \[ \text{Total earnings} \approx 7,104 \times 10 = 71,040 \]

Therefore, the estimated total earnings from selling dumplings is approximately $71,040.