A local dumpling shop sold 85,248 dumplings last year. Each plate of dumplings sells for $9.89, and there are 12 dumplings per plate. Which value best estimates the shop’s total earnings from selling dumplings?(1 point)
To find the shop's total earnings, we need to multiply the number of plates sold by the price per plate. Since there are 12 dumplings per plate, we can first divide the total number of dumplings sold by 12 to find the number of plates sold.
85,248 dumplings ÷ 12 dumplings per plate ≈ 7104 plates
Then, we can multiply the number of plates by the price per plate:
7104 plates × $9.89 per plate ≈ $70,384.56
Thus, the value that best estimates the shop's total earnings from selling dumplings is $70,384.56.