20. Miguel received a $50 gift card to a bookstore. He would like to buy
3 books that cost $15.75 each including tax. He estimates that he cannot
buy all three books because each book costs about $20, and all three
books would cost $60. Is his estimate reasonable? Explain your reasoning.

Respuesta :

The given statement is is not correct because if you round the answer to the nearest tenth it would not make it a close answer.

According to the statement

we have to find that the given statements are the correct or not, and if they are correct then we have explain the reason for this.

So, For this purpose, we know that the

From the given information:

The statement which is given are:

Miguel received a $50 gift card to a bookstore. He would like to buy 3 books that cost $15.75 each including tax. He estimates that he cannot buy all three books because each book costs about $20, and all three books would cost $60.

And now after analyzing this, we can say that the

no,his answer is not correct because if you round the answer to the nearest tenth it would not make it a close answer.

3*15.75 = 47.25

which is less than the 60 dollars.

So, The given statement is is not correct because if you round the answer to the nearest tenth it would not make it a close answer.

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