Question

A storeroom has 436 bathrobes, 258 floats, and 169 towels. Estimate the total number of items in the storeroom by rounding off to the nearest hundreds.

• A. 900
• B. 950
• C. 700
• D. 800

Answer 1

The correct option is A 900

Let us estimate the nearest value by rounding off to the nearest hundreds.
$\to$ Estimate the nearest hundreds for the given items in the store room.
- For bathrobes, 436 rounded off to the nearest hundred is $436\approx 400$.
- For floats, 258 rounded off to the nearest hundred is $258\approx 300$.
- For bathing towels, 169 rounded off to the nearest hundred is $169\approx 200$.
$\to$ To find the total number of items, we add 400, 300, and 200.
- Estimated total number of items = 400 + 300 + 200 = 900
- An estimated number of 900 items are in the storeroom.
Option D is the correct answer.