document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=196872>Question 196872</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Estimate  3004 x 5982 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #147596 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=147596\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3004 can be rounded to 3000 and 5982 rounded to 6000 (both are rounded to the nearest thousand)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "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)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 3004 x 5982 estimates to 18,000,000 </SPAN>\n" );
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