There are 19 racks of plates in City Restaurant. Each rack has 37 plates. Which choice shows the correct estimate of how many plates are on the plate rack?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

400

400

600

600

800

800

1,000

Answer 1

To estimate the total number of plates in the restaurant, you can multiply the number of racks by the number of plates per rack.

19 racks × 37 plates per rack = 703 plates.

To find a suitable estimate, you can round the numbers:

• 19 can be rounded to 20.
• 37 can be rounded to 40.

Now, multiply the rounded values:

20 × 40 = 800.

So, the correct estimate is 800 plates.