Jaylen can make a small gift basket in 9 minutes and a large gift basket in 21 minutes. Right now he has orders for 6 small gift baskets and 3 large gift baskets. He estimates that making all the gift baskets will take 120 minutes. Is that a good estimate?Choices:(A)Yes.(B)No, it is much too high.(C)No, it is much too low.
Q. Jaylen can make a small gift basket in 9 minutes and a large gift basket in 21 minutes. Right now he has orders for 6 small gift baskets and 3 large gift baskets. He estimates that making all the gift baskets will take 120 minutes. Is that a good estimate?Choices:(A)Yes.(B)No, it is much too high.(C)No, it is much too low.
Calculate Time for Small Baskets: Calculate the total time Jaylen needs to make 6 small gift baskets. Each small basket takes 9 minutes, so:6 small baskets ×9 minutes each =54 minutes
Calculate Time for Large Baskets: Calculate the total time Jaylen needs to make 3 large gift baskets. Each large basket takes 21 minutes, so:3 large baskets ×21 minutes each =63 minutes
Add Total Time: Add the times for small and large baskets to find the total time needed:54 minutes (small baskets) + 63 minutes (large baskets) = 117 minutes
Compare Estimated vs Calculated Time: Compare Jaylen's estimate of 120 minutes with our calculated total of 117 minutes:120 minutes (estimate) vs. 117 minutes (calculated)
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