document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=134269>Question 134269</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Esimate each product or quotient.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "29 7/8x 5 1/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks so much! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #98283 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=98283\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can get a \"feel\" for the answer by doing it this way:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "29 7/8 is a little less than 30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 1/16 is a little more than 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can multiply 30 times 5 rapidly to get an answer of 150. So you can estimate that if<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you multiply (29 7/8) times (5 1/16) you will get an answer of about 150.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The actual answer you get by multiplying (29 7/8) times (5 1/16) is 151 31/128. So  your estimated<BR>\n" );
document.write( "answer is fairly close.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to get a feel for estimating answers.<BR>\n" );
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