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Mateo scored 162 points playing his video game. He can move on to the next level of the game when he earns exactly 279 points.
Mateo said that he needs about 100 points to get to the next level.
Larry said he needs about 120 points to get to the next level.
Explain why both of their estimates are correct.
Both of the estimates are correct because Mateo rounded the scores to the nearest hundred and Larry rounded to the nearest ten. This is what I did to find the answer.
Mateo:
162 rounds to 200
279 rounds to 300
300- 200= 100
Larry:
162 rounds to 160
279 rounds to 280
280-160=
280
-160
120