Question

Estimate the decimal factors, then multiply to estimate the product.

1. 5.3 rounded to the nearest whole number is ____ .

2. 7.9 rounded to the nearest whole number is ____ .
3. (5.3)(7.9) ≈ ____ .

Answer 1

1. 5

2. 8

3. 40

Step-by-step explanation: So rounding the factors is an easy way to estimate the product of 5.3 and 7.9.

The real answer is 41.87 and 40 is a reasonable approximation, Your welcome.

Answer 2

1) 5
2) 8
3) you can easily look that up i wouldn’t know it off the top of my head