Tony wants to purchase a baseball glove for $14.96, a baseball bat for $19.87, and a baseball for $5.37. He figured out that he will need $40.20 to purchase the three items. Estimate the cost of the three items. Is Tony's calculation reasonable? Select from the drop down menus to complete the sentence.

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29 October, 12:56

Tony wants to purchase a baseball glove for $14.96, a baseball bat for $19.87, and a baseball for $5.37. He figured out that he will need $40.20 to purchase the three items. Estimate the cost of the three items. Is Tony's calculation reasonable? Select from the drop down menus to complete the sentence.

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Haiden Holder · Answer 1

To solve this, first we calculate all the total cost of the items that is:

total cost = $14.96 + $19.87 + $5.37

total cost = $40.20

So we see that the actual cost is similar with the estimate so his calculation is reasonable.