Question

Quincy feeds his dog 2.75 cups of dog food each day. Each cup of dog food costs $1.25. He multiplies the numbers together to determine how much it costs to feed his dog each day. Which expression will result in the best estimate for Quincy to use to check his multiplication?
2 times 1
2 times 2
3 times 1
3 times 2

Answer 1

Answer:

3 times 1

Step-by-step explanation:

2.75 - 75 or in other words 7 is closer to 10 than 0, so well round it up to the next number, 3.

1.25 - 25 or in others words 2 is closer to 0 than 10, so we'll round it down to the nearest lowest whole number, 1.

our new expression: 3 × 1. hope that helps!