Estimating Products

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What do you round to when estimating products?

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The highest place value.

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Estimate the product of 6,987 x 6.

Back

42,000.

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Estimate the product of 395 x 4.

Back

1,600.

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Estimate the product of 272 x 5.

Back

1,500.

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Estimate the product of 6,000 x 8.

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48,000.

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What is the purpose of estimating products?

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To quickly find an approximate value without calculating the exact answer.

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When estimating, what is the first step?

Back

Round the numbers to the highest place value.

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What is the estimated product of 1,200 x 3?

Back

3,600.

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How do you estimate 4,500 x 2?

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Round 4,500 to 5,000, then multiply: 5,000 x 2 = 10,000.

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What is the estimated product of 800 x 7?

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5,600.