Question

uma and her three step - siblings are at a grocery store. their parents give them a total of $15.00 to spend, and they divide the money evenly among themselves. which is the best estimate of the amount each of the 4 siblings gets to spend? $0.30 $0.40 $3.00 $4.00

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the total number of siblings

Uma and her three step - siblings, so the total number of siblings \(n = 1+3=4\).

Step2: Calculate the amount each sibling gets

The total money is \(T=\$15.00\). To find the amount each sibling gets, we use the division formula \(A=\frac{T}{n}\), where \(A\) is the amount per sibling. Substituting the values, we get \(A = \frac{15}{4}=3.75\). When we estimate \(3.75\), it is closer to \(\$4.00\) than to \(\$3.00\) (the difference between \(3.75\) and \(3.00\) is \(0.75\), and the difference between \(4.00\) and \(3.75\) is \(0.25\)). Also, \(\$0.30\) and \(\$0.40\) are way too small as they are less than \(1\) and the total is \(15\) divided among \(4\) people.

Answer:

\(\$4.00\)