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Why might you round to the nearest ten instead of the nearest hundred when you estimate a sum?
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Your sum might be less than fifty and you would rather round to forty than zero.
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Why might you want to round to the nearest hundred instead of the nearest ten?
Money values, when the amounts are in the major currency units (Euros, or Pounds or Dollars etc), sprint times for 100 metres, measured in seconds. Basically in any situation where rounding to a tenth may result is a serious loss of detail.
What is the best estimate for the weight of a cat in kilograms four kilograms forty kilograms four hundred kilograms or four thousand kilograms?
"Kilogram" is not a unit of weight. It's reasonable to expect that a cat might have a mass of four kilograms.
How do you write 200.202 in words?
Two hundred and two hundred two thousandths - or you could slightly simplify it to be two hundred and one hundred one five hundredths since 0.202 = 101/1000. Because of the ambiguity of the way it is written you might consider hyphenating it to read "Two-hundred and two-hundred-two thousandths". It might not be absolutely correct, but it will make it clear to someone reading how to group the words.
What is 1.95 rounded to the nearest tens?
0
Which is the best estimate for 5922 x 89?
A reasonable estimate might be 6000 x 90 = 540000
What is 124500 round to the nearest ten hundred?
The answer might depend on what you mean by "tn hundred".
213 rounded to the nearest hundred?
200
How do you estimate 1374?
The front end estimate is 1000. But estimating a single number, in isolation and without context, is a complete waste of time. If I had to add 1374 to 1 trillion, I would estimate it as 0. If I had to add 1374 to 0.0000000001, I would use the number as given - not use an estimate.Also,if I had to calculate 1374/13 I might estimate it by 1365 because 1365/13 = 105 can be calculated mentally.
Why might you want to round to the nearest hundred instead of the nearest ten?
Money values, when the amounts are in the major currency units (Euros, or Pounds or Dollars etc), sprint times for 100 metres, measured in seconds. Basically in any situation where rounding to a tenth may result is a serious loss of detail.
Where is the nearest gas station need pepto bismol quick?
I could tell you where the nearest gas station to ME is, but that wouldn't do you much good. You might try Google maps instead.
What would your answer be if you estimated 3.45?
The front end estimate is 3. But sometimes 7/2 ( = 3.5) might be better.
What number will you use to estimate 2760?
The front end estimate is 3000. But estimating a single number, in isolation and without context, is a complete waste of time. It all comes down to the context of what needs to be done with the number.If I had to add 2760 to 1 trillion, I would estimate it as 0.If I had to add 2760 to 0.0000000001, I would use the number as given, or possibly the front end estimate. If I had to divide it by 9, I might estimate it as 2700, because 2700/9 = 300. If I had to divide it by 70, I would estimate it as 2800, because 2800/70 = 40.
A number has been rounded off to 1200 what might the number be?
It depends how you round. 1160 rounded to the nearest hundred is 1200. 1198 rounded to nearest tens is also 1200.
What is the estimate of 33?
The front end estimate is 30. But estimating a single number, in isolation and without context, is a complete waste of time. If I had to add 33 to 1 trillion, I would estimate it as 0. If I had to add 33 to 0.0000000001, I would use the number as given - not use an estimate. Also, for multiplication, I might estimate it by 33.33... and then use 100/3 for calculations.
What is the difference between rounding and estimating a number?
Rounding is a way of simplify an exact number to make it easier to understand or remember. For example, the population of a city might be 71,212. To nearest thousand, this number is 71,000 which may be close enough for your purposes. To nearest hundred, it is 71,200 which is more accurate. Estimating is educated guessing, based on experience, visual observations, or rough calculations or other information. I might estimate the population of a city by driving around in it, counting the houses, studying a city map , aerial photograph or telephone directory or considering other information.
What is 1395 rounded to the nearest thousandth?
1395.000
What is 19.99 divided by 3?
6.6633
