Fruit shop profit
This task is about rounding and estimating.
Mr and Mrs Richmond own a fruit store. Each month they both estimate their shop profits.
Question
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a) i) Complete Mr Richmond's table below to show each amount rounded to the
nearest $100
, then
ii) Add up the rounded amounts and write in the total estimate.
a) i) Complete Mr Richmond's table below to show each amount rounded to the
nearest $100
, then
ii) Add up the rounded amounts and write in the total estimate.
Week
Amount of takings
Rounded amounts
1
$2,842
i) $
2
$3,125
i) $
3
$3,633
i) $
4
$2,287
i) $
Total
ii) $
Question
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b) Write in the rounded amounts that Mrs Richmond used to get her $12,000 total in the table below.
b) Write in the rounded amounts that Mrs Richmond used to get her $12,000 total in the table below.
Week
Amount of takings
Rounded amounts
1
$2,842
$
2
$3,125
$
3
$3,633
$
4
$2,287
$
5
Total
$12,000
Question
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c) Explain why or when you would use rounding instead of exact calculations in some situations.
c) Explain why or when you would use rounding instead of exact calculations in some situations.
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