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Raquel works in a pet store every day after school and sometimes on weekends. She earns $5.20 per hour. If Raquel works 21 hours a week, use front-end estimation to find out about how much she will earn in four weeks. A. $360 B. $400 C. $480 D. $520

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Raquel works in a pet store every day after school and sometimes on weekends. She earns 5.20perhour.IfRaquelworks21hoursaweek,usefrontendestimationtofindoutabouthowmuchshewillearninfourweeks.A.5.20 per hour. If Raquel works 21 hours a week, use front-end estimation to find out about how much she will earn in four weeks. A. 360 B. 400C.400 C. 480 D. $520

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Step 1: Calculate how much Raquel earns in a week. She works 21 hours a week and earns 5.20perhour.So,21hours5.20 per hour. So, 21 hours * 5.20/hour = $109.20 per week.

Step 2: Calculate how much Raquel earns in four weeks. She earns 109.20perweek.So,109.20 per week. So, 109.20/week * 4 weeks = $436.80.

Step 3: Use front-end estimation to find out about how much she will earn in four weeks. Front-end estimation means you use the highest place value to make an estimate. In this case, the highest place value is in the hundreds place, so we round 436.80tothenearesthundred,whichis436.80 to the nearest hundred, which is 400.

So, the answer is B. $400.

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