Estimating Products

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What is estimating products?

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Estimating products means finding a close approximation of the result of a multiplication problem without calculating the exact answer.

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How do you estimate the product of two numbers?

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Round each number to a more manageable figure, then multiply the rounded numbers.

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Estimate the product: 272 x 5

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1,500

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Do single digit numbers get rounded?

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No

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If plane tickets cost $560 each, how would you estimate the cost of 4 tickets?

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600 x 4

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Estimate the product: 58 x 3

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60 x 3

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Estimate the product: 6,987 x 6

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42,000

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What is rounding?

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Rounding is adjusting a number to the nearest place value to make it easier to work with.

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When estimating, why do we round numbers?

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We round numbers to simplify calculations and make it easier to find an approximate answer.

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What is the estimated product of 50 x 10?

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500