Answer:
michelle is 23 inches shorter than her dad
Step-by-step explanation:

78×4000=312000
100×x=100x
312000÷100=3120
3120+4000=7120<----2nd month
7120×0.5=3560<----3rd month
4000<----1st month
4000+3560+7120=14680<----Your answer, this is the total of the three months.
The question is an illustration of solving equations using estimates.
The student's strategy makes sense because he uses estimation to solve the given equation
The correct sequence of equation is as follows:
We have:

Add 0 to the equation

Express 0 as 1 - 1


Add another 0

Express 0 as 3 - 3


Rewrite as:

Solve


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