Harry is going shopping with $ 114. He wants to buy shirts, pants, and shoes. The shirt that he wants costs $ 19. 13, the pants cost $ 39. 75, and the shoes cost $ 56. 59. He doesn ' t have a calculator, so he decides to round the prices to the nearest whole number to decide if he has enough money. Solve this problem for Harry by rounding for him. Then, determine if he has enough money. Show the strategy you used to round the numbers, and support your answer with a written explanation.

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Philip Atkinson

31 March, 10:17

Harry is going shopping with $ 114. He wants to buy shirts, pants, and shoes. The shirt that he wants costs $ 19. 13, the pants cost $ 39. 75, and the shoes cost $ 56. 59. He doesn ' t have a calculator, so he decides to round the prices to the nearest whole number to decide if he has enough money. Solve this problem for Harry by rounding for him. Then, determine if he has enough money. Show the strategy you used to round the numbers, and support your answer with a written explanation.

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Elaine Walsh · Answer 1

No

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Take 19.13 and round it to the nearest whole number. Since it's a three it will round down to $19

2. Take $39.75 and round it to the nearest whole number. Since it's a five you would round up to $40

3. Take 56.59 and round it to the nearest whole number. Since it's a nine it will round up to $57

4. Add up the total amount of all three items (19+40+57)

5. It will add up to $116 which mean he does not have enough money to buy all three items.