Question

Big Bob's Pawnshop bought 890 grams of silver on Monday, 412 grams of silver on Tuesday, and only 95 grams of silver on Wednesday. Which is the best estimate of the amount of silver Big Bob's Pawnshop over these three days?

Answer 1

Amount of silver Big Bob's Pawnshop over these three days is 1397 grams

Solution:

Given that, Big Bob's Pawnshop bought 890 grams of silver on Monday, 412 grams of silver on Tuesday, and only 95 grams of silver on Wednesday

From given information,

Grams of silver bought on monday = 890 grams

Grams of silver on Tuesday = 412 grams

Grams of silver bought on wednesday = 95 grams

Therefore,

Amount of silver Big Bob's Pawnshop over these three days = Grams of silver bought on monday + Grams of silver on Tuesday + Grams of silver bought on wednesday

$\rightarrow 890 + 412 + 95 = 1397$

Thus amount of silver Big Bob's Pawnshop over these three days is 1397 grams