SOLUTION: Estimate 3004 x 5982

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Question 196872: Estimate 3004 x 5982
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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3004 can be rounded to 3000 and 5982 rounded to 6000 (both are rounded to the nearest thousand)


So we can then multiply 3000 and 6000 mentally to get 18,000,000 (3*6 = 18 and just add 2 sets of 3 zeros)


So 3004 x 5982 estimates to 18,000,000