Question

estimate -12 4/9 X 5 7/8.
a)72
b)-72
c)78
d)-78

Answer 1

-12 4/9 is close to -12

5 7/8 is close to 6

Answer 2

so what would the answer be?

Answer 3

you want to estimate -12 4/9 times 5 7/8.

so you can replace -12 4/9 with -12 and replace 5 7/8 with 6

Answer 4

then multiply