document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1119433>Question 1119433</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> estimate the answer by rounding \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "73,719/463 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It is difficult to get a good estimate by rounding on this problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the problem is a division, the two numbers should be rounded proportionally in the same direction.  But that is difficult to do, because the divisor is not \"close\" to a \"nice\" number.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we round 463 up to 500, we know we have to round the 73,719 up; but rounding it up by an amount that is proportional to the way the divisor was rounded up is difficult.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, not expecting a very good estimate of the quotient, I would guess 80,000/500 = 160. </SPAN>\n" );
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