Question

A clothing sells 26 shirts and 22 pairs of jeans. Each item of clothing costs $32. What is a reasonable estimate for the total cost of the clothing? What is the exact answer for the total cost of the clothing?

Answer 1

Answer:

Exact-$1,536 Estimate-$1,500

Step-by-step explanation:

26+22=48

48 x 32 = 1,536

Estimate-1,500 or 1,540

Exact-1,536

Answer 2

Answer:

$1500 is a reasonable estimate.

Exact total cost of the clothing is $1536.

Step-by-step explanation:

We have been given that a clothing sells 26 shirts and 22 pairs of jeans. Each item of clothing costs $32.

First of all, we will find the estimate of price of clothing by rounding to nearest tens as:

$26\approx 30$

$22\approx 20$

$\ 32\approx \ 30$

Estimated number of clothing would be $30+20=50$

Estimated cost would be $\ 30\times 50=\ 1500$

Therefore, $1500 is a reasonable estimate for the total cost of the clothing.

Let us find exact total number of clothing by adding 26 and 22 as:

$26+22=48$

Exact total cost of clothing would be $\ 32\times 48=\ 1536$

Therefore, the exact total cost of the clothing is $1536.