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Estimate a Product – Front-End Rounding
publish date: 2026/05/10 01:29:55.679939 UTC
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Use front-end rounding to estimate the product: \(59 \times 334\)
Correct Answer
18,000
Explanation
Round each factor to its largest place value:
- \(59 \to 60\) (nearest ten)
- \(334 \to 300\) (nearest hundred)
Estimate: \(60 \times 300 = 18{,}000\). (The exact answer is 19,706.)
Reference
Mathematics for college students