Question

Madeline estimated the product of 3.56 and 8.3 below. (3.56)×(8.3) almost equals 4 times 9 = 36. How does the estimate compare to the exact product?

A) The estimate is too high.

B) The estimate is too low.

C) The estimate is exactly right.

D) The estimate is close but not within a reasonable range.

Answer 1

Madeline's estimate of the product of 3.56 and 8.3 as 36 is too high compared to the exact product, which is approximately 29.548.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks how Madeline's estimate for the product of 3.56 and 8.3, which she approximated to be 4 times 9 equals 36, compares to the exact product. To determine how the estimate compares, we calculate the exact product: 3.56 × 8.3. Doing so, we find that the exact answer is approximately 29.548. When we compare this exact product to Madeline's estimate of 36, we can see that the estimate is higher than the actual product. Therefore, the correct answer is that the estimate is too high.