Question

Path A and Path B are walking paths used for horses. Path A is 117 feet long. Path B is 185 feet long. Carlos walks his horse down each path 3 times. Which path did Carlos use to walk his horse about 500 feet? Complete the explanation. 117 rounded to the nearest hundred is and three times this number is , which is about three times the length of Path A. 185 rounded to the nearest hundred is and three times this number is , which is about three times the length of Path B. ? has an estimated path length that is closest to 500 feet.

Answer 1

Answer:

Path B

Explanation:

Path A is 117 feet long. Path A rounded to the nearest hundred = 100 feet. Since Carlos walks Path A 3 times a day, the total distance walk through path A = 3 × 100 feet = 300 feet.

Path B is 185 feet long. Path B rounded to the nearest hundred = 200 feet. Since Carlos walks Path B 3 times a day, the total distance walk through path B = 3 × 200 feet = 600 feet.

500 is closer to the estimate of 600 than  it is to the estimate of 300.  Hence path B is closest to 500 feet