2/5=6/15 and that is less than 7/15
If you wish to<u> mentally estimate</u> the <u>total cost</u> of items, <u>rounding </u>off the items to the<u> nearest half dollar</u>, then you have to consider all five items separately.
Five items cost $1.85, $.98, $3.49, $9.78, and $6.18.
1. $1.85≈$2;
2. $0.98≈$1;
3. $3.49≈$3.50;
4. $9.78≈$10;
5. $6.18≈$6.
Then the total cost is
$2 + $1 + $3.50 + $10 + $6 =$22.50.
Answer: correct choice is C
3/4 divides by 1/7 =
copy dot flip
3/4 * 7/1
21/4
4 goes into 21 5 times with 1 left over
5 1/4
