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Complete the Front-End Rounding Definition
publish date: 2026/05/10 01:29:56.781822 UTC
Both factors are rounded to their (1) place value so that all but their (2) digit is zero. Then we multiply the rounded factors.
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largest
first
Correct Answer
(1) largest
(2) first
Explanation
Front-end rounding rounds each factor to its largest place value so that all but the first digit becomes zero. This produces numbers like 60 and 300 that are easy to multiply mentally. The result is an estimate, not an exact answer.
Reference
Mathematics for college students