Question

It rained One and one-sixteenth inches on Saturday and 0.4 inches on Sunday. Which is the most reasonable estimate for the amount of rain that fell over two days?


0.5 inches

1.5 inches

2 inches

3 inches

Answer 1

Answer:

0.5 Inches

Step-by-step explanation:

1/16=.0625 which is about .1 for estimating purposes

.1 on Saturday + .4 on Sunday = .5 inches of rain over the two days

Answer 2

Answer: 1.5 inches

Step-by-step explanation:

"The amount of rain that fell over two days" means the sum of the two amounts of rain that fell on Saturday and Sunday.

$1\frac{1}{16} +0.4=1\frac{10}{160} + \frac{4}{10} = 1\frac{10}{160} + \frac{64}{160} = 1\frac{74}{160}$

This number is close to $1\frac{80}{160}$, which is 1.5 inches.