Estimate the total bill for the following shopping spree by rounding each price to the nearest dollar before you add.  Show each rounded number before you add.  Two shirts cost $24.55 each A pair of shoes cost $34.90 Lunch cost $5.78 A new photo album cost $12.39 A gift for your math professor cost $7.33 Two CDs cost $16.60 each

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Estimate the total bill for the following shopping spree by rounding each price to the nearest dollar before you add.  Show each rounded number before you add. 

  • Two shirts cost $24.55 each
  • A pair of shoes cost $34.90
  • Lunch cost $5.78
  • A new photo album cost $12.39
  • A gift for your math professor cost $7.33
  • Two CDs cost $16.60 each
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