Question

There are $74$ coconut cookies and $48$ chocolate cookies in a jar. Estimate the total number of cookies.
Round the numbers to the nearest ten and add.

• A. $120$
• B. $132$
• C. $130$
• D. $12$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $120$

Number of coconut cookies in jar $=74$

Rounding it off to nearest ten, we get $70(\because 4<5)$

Number of chocolate cookies in jar $=48$

Rounding it off to nearest ten, we get $50(\because 8>5)$

Estimated total number of cookies $=70+50=120$