Explain how to use estimation to help find the product of two decimals. Give an example with both estimated and actual answers.

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anonymous · Answer

@KenichiIvy

anonymous · Answer

Estimation is finding a number that is close enough to the right answer.

    You are not trying to get the exact right answer
    What you want is something that is good enough (usually in a hurry!)

anonymous · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

You round the two numbers you are multiplying and try it. Lets use 16 and 13 and round to the nearest ten. We would round 16 to 20, and 13 to 10. Then we multiply 20 and 10 and get 200. So the answer would be around 200. The actual answer is 208 by the way.

anonymous · Answer

awesome thanks. now i have to copy and paste this to my sisters page.. bigt help thanks

anonymous · Answer

Glad I was helpful ^_^