Phillip wants to estimate how many words are in a book he is reading for class. He counts the words on 21 pages, and he finds the mean word count is 311 words per page. There are 196 pages in the book. Which is the best estimate for the total number of words in the book? Explain your answer.

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Phillip wants to estimate how many words are in a book he is reading for class. He counts the words on 21 pages, and he finds the mean word count is 311 words per page. There are 196 pages in the book. Which is the best estimate for the total number of words in the book? Explain your answer.
A)57,000
B)59,000
C)61,000
D)64,000
THANKS YOU!!!

Steve · Answer

surely it is 311*196=60956 or, as an estimate, 300*200 = 60,000 I guess their estimate is based on the average number of words per page. So, 60956 is close to 61,000.

waldes · Answer

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