Question

peter lives in an apartment and pays the following expenses each month: electric bill, $34.80; tv streaming service, $27.99; rent, $614.85. estimate his total expenses for the month by first rounding each value to the nearest tens place.

Explanation:

Step1: Round each expense to the nearest tens place

The electric - bill of $\$34.80$ rounds to $\$30$ (since $4.80 < 5$). The TV - streaming service of $\$27.99$ rounds to $\$30$ (since $7.99> 5$), and the rent of $\$614.85$ rounds to $\$610$ (since $4.85 < 5$).

Step2: Calculate the total estimated expense

$30 + 30+610=\$670$

Answer:

$670$