document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1013030>Question 1013030</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Estimate the value of 6327 x 7 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also Estimate the value of 6742/8 by using compatible numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #629194 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=629194\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 6327 X 7 is about 42,000 (6000 x 7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7000*7=49,000.  But 6327 is closer to 6000, so the estimate is closer to 42,000 than it is to 49,000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6742*8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "first estimate: 7000*8=56,000 (too high)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "second estimate: recognize that it is 8*6 3/4 thousands (6750 is 6 3/4 thousands)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*6=48; 8*(3/4)=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48+6=54,000, very close to true value.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "alternative estimate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "it is between 8*6000 and 8*7000 or between 48,000 and 56,000.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "742 is closer to the higher thousand than the lower, so the estimate is closer to 56,000 than it is to 48,000. </SPAN>\n" );
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