A hotel has a budget of $16,000 to buy 84 new mattresses. Each mattress costs $209. The hotel manager says, “Since 80 × $200 = $16,000, I can stay within the budget.”

Part A
Use the drop-down box to tell whether the manager’s reasoning is logical.

The hotel manager’s reasoning
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logical.

Part B
Use the drop-down boxes to explain why the manager’s reasoning is or is not logical.

Since the manager rounded 84 to 80 and $209 to $200, she found an
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.
So, the actual total cost is
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$16,000.