Unit 3 Place value, ordering and rounding
3.8
Estimating and approximating
1
A surfboard hire shop uses this formula to work out the total cost, $C, to hire a surfboard for d days: C = 15d + 5
a Work out the cost of hiring a surfboard for one week. b Check your answer to part a) using inverse operations.
2
v, of an object is: A formula used to work out the final velocity, v = u + at where: u is the starting velocity a is the acceleration t is the time
a Estimate the value of v when u = 8.8, a = 5.1 and t = 3. b Calculate the actual value of v when u = 8.8, a = 5.1 and t = 3. c Was your answer to part a) a good estimate of the actual value?
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