Question

Nick needs 2991 pieces of pipe to repair some water lines. If each box contains 97 pieces of pipe, about how many boxes should the Anthony buy? Choose the better estimate.

• A. 30
• B. 40
• C. 50

Answer 1

The correct option is A 30

Given,
Number of pipe peices required = 2991
Number of pieces in each box = 97

Number of boxes needed = $\frac{2991}{97}$
2991 can be rounded to 3000.
97 can be rounded to 100.
$\therefore$ 2991 $÷$ 97 = 3000 $÷$ 100
Therefore, Nick should buy 30 boxes of pipe.