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please help me for this problem...yoko estimates that the product of 48 and 53 is 250.is that reasonable?why or why not?

User Fex
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No because
48 times 53=2544
his estimate is way off- it is off by (2544-250)= 2294
User Tila
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This is incorrect because when you say what the product is you multiply them. The product of 48 and 53 is 2,544. This is wayyyy off from 250
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