Question

The table shows the number of different types of toys that Billy and Joel have. Round the number of toys to the nearest hundred and determine who has fewer toys.

	Type of toy	Number of toys
Billy	Toy planes	$258$
Toy cars	$236$
Joel	Toy trucks	$302$
Toy robots	$123$

• A. Cannot be determined
• B. Joel
• C. Billy
• D. Both have an equal number of toys

Answer 1

The correct option is C Billy

Number of toy planes Billy has $=258$
Rounding off the number of toy planes to the nearest hundred $=300$

Number of toy cars Billy has $=236$
Rounding off the number of toy cars to the nearest hundred $=200$

Total toys Billy has after rounding off $=300+200=500$

Number of toy trucks Joel has $=302$
Rounding off the number of toy trucks to the nearest hundred $=300$

Number of toy robots Joel has $=123$
Rounding off the number of toy robots to the nearest hundred $=100$
Total toys Joel has after rounding off $=300+100=400$

After rounding off:

$500>400$
Total toys Billy has > Total toys Joel has
Hence, option a is correct.