This week, the Laketown Cruise Company took its boat on 19 cruises, carrying the boat's full
capacity of 44 guests on each cruise. If each guest paid $24 admission, then about how much
admission was collected by the company this week?
A) Exact calculation B) Estimate
44*19 = 836
44*20 = 440*2 = 880 then 880-44=836
A)
19 * 44 * 24 = ?
B)
A little more than 20 * 40 * 20 = 16,000
My estimate was too far off. Try:
20 * 20 * 50
To calculate the exact amount of admission collected by the company this week, we can multiply the number of cruises by the number of guests per cruise and then multiply that by the admission price per guest.
Number of cruises = 19
Guests per cruise = 44
Admission price per guest = $24
Exact calculation:
Total admission collected = Number of cruises * Guests per cruise * Admission price per guest
Total admission collected = 19 * 44 * $24
Total admission collected = $19,872
Therefore, the company collected about $19,872 in admission this week.
If you prefer to estimate the amount of admission collected, you can round the number of cruises, the guests per cruise, and the admission price per guest to the nearest approximate values and perform the calculation. However, keep in mind that the estimate may not be as accurate as the exact calculation.