The Plattsville Glee Club is sending 8 of its members to a singing contest in Cincinnati, Ohio. The cost will be $588 per person. How much will it cost for the entire group of 8 students to attend?

Both Brian and Jermaine solve the problem. Brian says the answer is $40,704. Jermaine's answer is $4,604.

Round the cost per person to the nearest hundred and estimate the total cost.

A reasonable estimate is $
.

Although Jermaine's answer seems reasonable, neither Brian nor Jermaine solved the problem correctly. Find the errors in Brian's and Jermaine's work.
Brian
6
$ 5 8 8
× 8
$ 4 0 7 0 4

Complete the explanation of the error Brian made.

When Brian multiplied the tens, he wrote the total number of tens in the product instead of regrouping, so the
place values
of his product are incorrect.

Jermaine
6 6
$ 5 8 8
× 8
$ 4 6 0 4