I am learning about estimating sums and differences. One of the questions is brigid worked 16.75 h. Kevin worked 12.50 h. About how many more hours did Brigid work than Kevin.

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Elise

30 October, 08:55

I am learning about estimating sums and differences. One of the questions is brigid worked 16.75 h. Kevin worked 12.50 h. About how many more hours did Brigid work than Kevin.

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Kirby · Answer 1

Brigid worked 16.75 hr

Kevin worked 12.50 hr

Round to the nearest whole number by looking if the tenths are greater than 5

Round up Brigid to 17 hrs because 7 is greater than or equal to 5

Round up Kevin to 13 hrs because 5 is greater than or equal to 5

Subtract their times

17-13 = 4 hrs

Comparing it to the original answer (if we didn't estimate) of 4.25, it is pretty close and 4 hrs is a good estimate