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Estimating with Percents

Question 1 • TX-College Prep Math A

34% of 104 is closer to 35.What might have made the estimate this much less than the actual? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
The percent was rounded down.
B
The percent was rounded up.
C
The number was rounded down.
D
The number was rounded up.

Explanation

The actual value is 34% of 104, or 0.34 × 104 = 35.36, which is about 35. An estimate of 30% of 100 = 30 is lower because both 34% was rounded down to 30% and 104 was rounded down to 100. Rounding either value up would not explain an estimate that is too low.

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