Question

Question

Round each number to the nearest 10 before multiplying to find your answer. Remember that a dozen equals 12.

Josh baked 13 dozen apple muffins and 25 dozen blueberry muffins.
About how many muffins did he make?

(1 point)
Responses

400

400

250

250

150

150

30

30
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Answer 1

To find out how many muffins Josh made from 13 dozen apple muffins and 25 dozen blueberry muffins, we first need to convert dozens to individual muffins and then round to the nearest ten before multiplying.

1. Calculate the actual number of muffins:

   • Apple muffins: 13 dozen = 13 × 12 = 156 muffins
   • Blueberry muffins: 25 dozen = 25 × 12 = 300 muffins

2. Total muffins:

   • Total = 156 (apple) + 300 (blueberry) = 456 muffins

3. Rounding each batch to the nearest ten:

   • Round 156 to the nearest ten → 160
   • Round 300 to the nearest ten → 300

4. Now multiply the rounded values:

   • Total = 160 (apple) + 300 (blueberry) = 460 muffins (when rounding both numbers before addition)

5. Choose the closest option from the given responses.

   • The response options available are: 400, 250, 150, and 30.

Since 460 is closest to 400, the best response is:

400