Question

Beckett went to two different stores at the mall. He purchased a $36 hat at the first store and a $52 pair of shoes at the second. Beckett estimates that he spent a little less than $80 in total. Is Beckett's estimate reasonable? Explain your thinking.

Answer 1

Beckett’s estimate was incorrect by almost 10 percent; if he was thinking clearly, he would have known that he spent at LEAST $80 in total