Estimate products of whole numbers

Estimation is used to find an approximate answer to a problem

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Questions #: 15
Time: 15 minutes
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Estimate a Product – Front-End Rounding

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Use front-end rounding to estimate the product: \(59 \times 334\)

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Estimate the Product

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Use front-end rounding to estimate: \(74 \times 488\)

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Estimate: Two-Digit Times Three-Digit

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Use front-end rounding to estimate: \(42 \times 763\)

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Estimate: Rounding Both Factors

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Use front-end rounding to estimate: \(88 \times 512\)

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Estimate: Three-Digit Times Four-Digit

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Use front-end rounding to estimate: \(312 \times 4{,}876\)

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Complete the Front-End Rounding Definition

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Both factors are rounded to their (1) place value so that all but their (2) digit is zero. Then we multiply the rounded factors.

Please drag and drop the selected option in the right place or type it instead
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Why Do We Use Estimation?

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Estimation is used to find:

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Which Rounded Values Are Correct?

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When using front-end rounding to estimate \(59 \times 334\), which rounded values are correct? Select all that apply.

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Sort the Steps of Front-End Estimation

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Please drag and drop the options to sort them

Drag the steps for estimating a product using front-end rounding into the correct order.

Multiply the two rounded factors.
Identify the largest place value of each factor.
State that the result is an estimate.
Round each factor to its largest place value.
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Which Estimate Is Closest to the Exact Answer?

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The exact answer to \(67 \times 834\) is 55,878. Which front-end rounded estimate is closest?

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Estimate: 25 × 598

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Use front-end rounding to estimate: \(25 \times 598\)

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Classify Estimates as Over or Under 10,000

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Multiplications
×\(59 \times 334\)
×\(74 \times 488\)
×\(12 \times 456\)
×\(99 \times 87\)
Estimate over 10,000
Estimate under 10,000

After front-end rounding, drag each multiplication into the correct category.

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Estimate: Both Three-Digit Numbers

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Use front-end rounding to estimate: \(445 \times 789\)

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Is the Estimate Greater or Less Than the Exact Answer?

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For the problem \(59 \times 334\), the estimate is \(18{,}000\) and the exact answer is \(19{,}706\).

The estimate is ______ the exact answer, because both factors were rounded ______.

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What Is This Rounding Strategy Called?

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When we round each factor to its largest place value before multiplying, the strategy is called front-end ______.

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