NUMBERS: ESTIMATion
Estimation: This is a way of calculating numbers but the estimated answer, in other words a rounded answer.
EG1: 15.2 x 2.4=?
15.2 to the nearest whole number = 15
2.4 to the nearest whole number = 2
15 x 2 = 30
EG2: 20.4 x 1.78
EG1: 15.2 x 2.4=?
15.2 to the nearest whole number = 15
2.4 to the nearest whole number = 2
15 x 2 = 30
EG2: 20.4 x 1.78
20.4 to the nearest whole number= 20
1.78 to the nearest whole number= 2
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