Castle Muffins just received an order from a large chain of hotels for 2,990 boxes of muffins. They have 1,015 boxes on hand. Th

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Castle Muffins just received an order from a large chain of hotels for 2,990 boxes of muffins. They have 1,015 boxes on hand. Th

e supervisor calculates that they need 4,005 more boxes of muffins. Is the supervisor's calculation reasonable? Estimate the number of muffins by rounding the numbers to check the supervisor's calculation.
A) The supervisor's calculation is reasonable because my estimate of 2,000 is fairly close to 4,005.
B) The supervisor's calculation is reasonable because my estimate of 4,000 is fairly close to 4,005.
C) The supervisor's calculation is not reasonable because my estimate of 2,000 is not close to 4,005.
D) The supervisor's calculation is not reasonable because my estimate of 4,000 is not close to 4,005.

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jeyben [28] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-11T06:38:38+03:00

jeyben [28]3 years ago

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Answer:

I believe it is C.

Step-by-step explanation:

If they need a total of 2,990 muffins, then they need about 2,000 more. The supervisor's calculation is really not reasonable at all since the don't even need 4,005 muffins total.

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