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explain how to use estimation to help find the product of two decimals. give an example with both estimated and actual answer

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To find the product of a reasonable estimate of two decimal numbers, round each decimals to the nearest whole number and then perform the multiplication.

For example:

3.2 x 5.7

Estimated answer

3.2 will be rounded down to 3 and 5.7 will be rounded up to 6

⇒ 3 x 6 = 18

Actual Answer

3.2 x 5.7

=18.24

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