SOLUTION: which expression is the best estimate of 1.25 + (-2.69)? A. 1 + (-3) B. 1 + (-2) C. 2 + (-3) D. 2 + (-2)

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Question 1049923: which expression is the best estimate of 1.25 + (-2.69)?
A. 1 + (-3)
B. 1 + (-2)
C. 2 + (-3)
D. 2 + (-2)
Found 3 solutions by ewatrrr, stanbon, MathLover1:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.25 + (-2.69)
1 + (-3) rounded to nearest whole number
A

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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which expression is the best estimate of 1.25 + (-2.69)?
Ans:: 1 + (-3)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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A. 1 + (-3)
B. 1 + (-2)
C. 2 + (-3)
D. 2 + (-2)

Answer by MathLover1(20849) About Me  (Show Source):
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which expression is the best estimate of 1.25+%2B+%28-2.69%29?
1.25 should be rounded to 1; since .25%3C.50 and rounded to 0
and %28-2.69%29 should be rounded to -3; since -.69%3E-.50 and rounded to -1
so, your answer is:
A. 1+%2B+%28-3%29