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What Is This Rounding Strategy Called?

publish date: 2026/05/10 01:29:58.875055 UTC

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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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rounding

Explanation

Front-end rounding rounds each factor to its leading (largest) place value. All digits after the first become zero, producing numbers that are easy to multiply mentally to get a quick estimate.

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Mathematics for college students

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