Question

Claire paid $5.75 for a movie ticket. She wants to buy popcorn for $4.95 and a drink for $3.98. Claire brought $15 to the theater. Which statement best describes if an exact total or an approximate total should be calculated? A. Claire must add the 3 amounts exactly so she will know if she has enough money to buy the drink. B. The cashier can round the prices to the nearest dollar to make it faster to give Claire her change. C. Claire can round the prices to the nearest dollar and then add to estimate if she has enough money. Question Resources

Answer 1

The answer that sounds the most reasonable is C

Answer 2

Claire's total will be $14.68. This is the result of adding the movie ticket, popcorn, and drink (without taxes of course). The best statement to describe this would be the following:
    $5.75      (movie ticket)
    $4.95      (popcorn)
+  $3.98      (drink)
    $14.68    (total)

I believe that the answer is C because Claire would round each price to the near dollar, which would be $6 (movie ticket), $5 (popcorn), and $4 (drink) which would equal $15.