SOLUTION: Esimate each product or quotient. 29 7/8x 5 1/6 thanks so much!

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Question 134269: Esimate each product or quotient.

29 7/8x 5 1/6


thanks so much!
Answer by bucky(2189) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can get a "feel" for the answer by doing it this way:
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29 7/8 is a little less than 30
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5 1/16 is a little more than 5
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You can multiply 30 times 5 rapidly to get an answer of 150. So you can estimate that if
you multiply (29 7/8) times (5 1/16) you will get an answer of about 150.
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The actual answer you get by multiplying (29 7/8) times (5 1/16) is 151 31/128. So your estimated
answer is fairly close.
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Hope this helps you to get a feel for estimating answers.
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