Tara bought her dogs 2 boxes of dog biscuits for $3.99 each. She gave the cashier $20. How would you estimate how much change received?

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2020-10-26

Tara bought her dogs 2 boxes of dog biscuits for $3.99 each. She gave the cashier $20. How would you estimate how much change received?

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Clelioo

Clelioo

Skilled2020-10-27Added 88 answers

You can round up $3.99 to $4 so that the total cost is about 2×$4=$8.

Since Tara gave $20, the change is the difference of what Tara gave and the total cost.

So, the estimated change is:
$20$8=$12

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