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Ethan is buying clothes for a camping trip. A pair of hiking boots costs $96, a flannel shirt costs $33, a pair of shorts costs $17, and a light jacket costs $48. Round each amount to the nearest ten dollars to estimate of the total cost of Ethan’s purchases. A. $130 B. $150 C. $180 D. $200

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Ethan is buying clothes for a camping trip. A pair of hiking boots costs 96,aflannelshirtcosts96, a flannel shirt costs 33, a pair of shorts costs 17,andalightjacketcosts17, and a light jacket costs 48. Round each amount to the nearest ten dollars to estimate of the total cost of Ethan’s purchases. A. 130B.130 B. 150 C. 180D.180 D. 200

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To estimate the total cost of Ethan's purchases, we first round each item to the nearest ten dollars:

  • Hiking boots: 96roundsto96 rounds to 100
  • Flannel shirt: 33roundsto33 rounds to 30
  • Pair of shorts: 17roundsto17 rounds to 20
  • Light jacket: 48roundsto48 rounds to 50

Then, we add these rounded amounts together:

100(boots)+100 (boots) + 30 (shirt) + 20(shorts)+20 (shorts) + 50 (jacket) = $200

So, the estimated total cost of Ethan's purchases is 200.Therefore,theanswerisD.200. Therefore, the answer is D. 200.

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