Estimation can help us decide if we have enough money to buy what we want. However, when it is time to pay, the cashier must find the actual amount our items cost. Therefore, it is important to know how to round decimals in your head, but it is also important to account for what the actual sum or difference will be! We will be using advertisements to practice decimal estimation as we shop and using calculators to determine if we can keep in our budget! Steak and Shake makes the claim that customers could order a platter every night for a year and never have the same meal. Are their claims true?? Check out their menu. Each platter includes a main entree (steak burgers or melts) and two sides. Could someone really eat at Steak and Shake every night and eat a different meal each night?
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