At the bookstore checkout, you watch as the register rings up your purchases and coupons. The prices were as follows:

$1.85 $8.56 $6.30 $2.73 $5.25 $4.09 $7.95

- $0.85 (coupon) - $2.10 (coupon) The register gives your total bill as $41.44. Estimate the total amount of the bill, by rounding

each value to the nearest dollar, and use your answer to determine whether the total on the register is reasonable.

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Tyrese Clarke

Mathematics

21 March, 12:50

At the bookstore checkout, you watch as the register rings up your purchases and coupons. The prices were as follows:

$1.85 $8.56 $6.30 $2.73 $5.25 $4.09 $7.95

- $0.85 (coupon) - $2.10 (coupon) The register gives your total bill as $41.44. Estimate the total amount of the bill, by rounding

each value to the nearest dollar, and use your answer to determine whether the total on the register is reasonable.

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Jaiden Holder · Answer 1

The bill would have come out to $34. It might be reasonable because of tax and the change is what makes it higher or lower. So it can be neutral. I would say no to the register because it isn't even close to the answer.