Question

Carl lives in an apartment and pays the following expenses each month: electric bill, $34.60; TV streaming service, $24.99; and rent, $527.85. Estimate his total expenses for the month by first rounding each value to the nearest tens place.

Answer 1

$34.60 rounds to $35
$24.99 rounds to $25
$527.85 rounds to $528

Now add the rounded numbers together:
$35
$25
$528
————-
$588.00 (estimated monthly expenses)