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Is the Estimate Greater or Less Than the Exact Answer?
publish date: 2026/05/10 01:29:58.635249 UTC
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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 ______.
Correct Answer
less than … down
Explanation
\(59 \to 60\) (rounded up) and \(334 \to 300\) (rounded down). The dominant rounding was down (334 lost 34, while 59 only gained 1), making the estimate less than the exact answer. This is consistent with: estimate 18,000 is 1,706 less than 19,706.
Reference
Mathematics for college students