Answer:
2500 is not a reasonable estimate.
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the following in the question:
Number of pages read by Josie = 246
Pages read by older brother = 3 to 4 times as many pages as Josie
If x represents the number of pages read by her brother, we can write:
[tex]3(\text{Pages read by Josie})\leq x \leq 4(\text{Pages read by Josie})[/tex]
Putting values, we get,
[tex]3(246) \leq x \leq 4(246)\\738 \leq x \leq 984[/tex]
Since, 2500 does not lie in this interval
[tex]738 \leq 2500 \nleq 984[/tex]
Thus, 2500 is not a reasonable estimate for the number of pages that Josie's brother read.
