michelle and her roommate rent an apartment f...

michelle and her roommate rent an apartment for $798 a month. each of them pays half. because there are about 4 weeks in a month, michelle estimates her share of the rent is about $100 a week. is that a good estimate? yes. no, it is much too high. no, it is much too low.

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# Answer: No, it is much too low. # Explanation: ## Step1: Calculate monthly share The total rent is $798$ a month and each pays half. So each person's monthly share is $\frac{798}{2}=399$ dollars. ## Step2: Calculate weekly estimate Assume about 4 weeks in a month. Then the weekly amount for each person is $\frac{399}{4}=99.75\approx100$ dollars. But we rounded 399 down to 400 for the division. In reality, the actual amount per - week is a bit more than 99.75 dollars. So an estimate of $100$ a week is a bit too low.