Which statement about the student's answer is correct? A company spent $5,884 in one month to advertise its new website. The company figured that it would need to spend $3,185 the next month on the website. How much would the company end up spending for both months? A student answered that the company will spend $2,699 for both months. A. The answer should be about $3,000. The student's answer is close to the estimated answer. B. The answer should be about $8,000. The student's answer is not correct. C. The answer should be about $9,000. The student's answer is not correct. D. The answer should be about $10,000. The student's answer is not correct.

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Ayden Fitzgerald

22 August, 19:36

Which statement about the student's answer is correct? A company spent $5,884 in one month to advertise its new website. The company figured that it would need to spend $3,185 the next month on the website. How much would the company end up spending for both months? A student answered that the company will spend $2,699 for both months. A. The answer should be about $3,000. The student's answer is close to the estimated answer. B. The answer should be about $8,000. The student's answer is not correct. C. The answer should be about $9,000. The student's answer is not correct. D. The answer should be about $10,000. The student's answer is not correct.

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Shania · Answer 1

The answer is C

The reason being, to find how much they spend overall, add the two numbers, 5,884 and 3,185. Together they make 9,069. Since the 9,069 is close to 9,000, the answer is C. The answer should be about $9,000. The student's answer is not correct.

Caylee Singh · Answer 2

C. The answer should be about $9,000. The student's answer is not correct.