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An estimate may be appropriate when a more precise calculation is not possible or would require too much in time or other resources for the value of the answer that might be obtained.
When doing school work, however, it is only appropriate to estimate an answer when doing so is part of the process being taught at the time.
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What is estimating NOT as helpful when multiplying very small numbers?
It is - if you use appropriate rounding. Rounding does not have to be to whole numbers.
Why the estimate of the radius and not the diameter?
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