. In 2000, the population of Dallas was 1,188,580. Round that number to the nearest hundred thousand.
b. Round 3.14159 to four decimal places.
. The price of regular unleaded gasoline was $2.19 Round that price
to the nearest cent.
d. ESTIMATE Estimate the height of the ceiling in your classroom in
meters and in feet.
.. Estimate the sum of 3879 and 5276.
1. Estimate the product of 121 and 9.75 by rounding each number to the
nearest whole number before multiplying.
D. EVALUATE Gus works 39 hours for $9.85 per hour. He calculates that
his weekly paycheck should be $38,415. What is a reasonable
estimate of what Gus earns? How do you suppose Gus arrived at his
calculation?
h. A rectangular room is 11 feet long and 10 feet wide. Grace
calculated the area to be about 124 square feet. Explain why her
calculation is or is not reasonable.
1. It is 6:05 p. m, and Eduardo is driving to Dallas. If he is 157 miles away
and driving at an average speed of 62 miles per hour, is it reasonable
that he can reach Dallas by 9:00 p. m.? Explain your answer.