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Anthony needs 5997 pieces of pipe to repair some water lines. If each box contains 98 pieces of pipe, about how many boxes should the Anthony buy? Choose the better estimate.

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100
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60
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500
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Solution

The correct option is B 60
Given,
Number of pipe peices required = 5997
Number of pieces in each box = 98

Number of boxes needed = 599798
5997 can be rounded to 6000.
98 can be rounded to 100.
5997 ÷ 98 = 6000 ÷ 100
Therefore, Anthony should buy 60 boxes of pipe.

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