Question

A grocery store chain has ₹9,648 to buy new shelves. If each shelf costs ₹9, about how many shelves can the grocery store purchase? Choose the better estimate.

600 or 1100?

Answer 1

Step by Step

Amount that grocery store has to buy new shelves

Amount that grocery store has to buy new shelves= ₹9,648

Amount that grocery store has to buy new shelves= ₹9,648Cost of each shelf= ₹9

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Therefore, the number of shelves they can buy

=

$9648 \div 9 \\ = 1072$

Then the better estimate will be the 2nd option 1100