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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80,000
80,000

800,000
800,000

8,000,000
8,000,000

8,000

Answer 1

To estimate the shop's total earnings from selling dumplings, we can start by calculating how many plates of dumplings were sold based on the total number of dumplings.

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

2. Calculate the total earnings: \[ \text{Total earnings} = \text{Number of plates} \times \text{Price per plate} = 7,104 \times 9.89 \approx 70,200 \]

Since we are looking for the best estimate from the provided options:

• 80,000
• 800,000
• 8,000,000
• 8,000

The closest estimate to our calculation of approximately 70,200 is 80,000.

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