Chapter 8

Fundamentals of Mathematics · 299 exercises

Problem 28

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 67 \cdot 42 $$

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Problem 29

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. \(27 \cdot 473\)

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Problem 29

(Section 8.4) Use the distributive property to compute the product: 25 . 37 .

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Problem 29

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(85 \cdot 110\)

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Problem 29

(Section 8.2) Estimate the sum using the method of rounding: \(4,882+2,704\).

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Problem 29

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 628 \cdot 891 $$

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Problem 30

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. \(92 \cdot 336\)

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Problem 30

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(95 \cdot 12\)

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Problem 30

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 426 \cdot 741 $$

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Problem 31

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 12 \cdot 814 $$

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Problem 31

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(65 \cdot 40\)

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Problem 31

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 18,012 \cdot 32,416 $$

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Problem 32

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. \(8 \cdot 2,106\)

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Problem 32

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(80 \cdot 32\)

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Problem 32

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 22,481 \cdot 51,076 $$

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Problem 33

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. \(192 \cdot 452\)

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Problem 33

Use the distributive property to compute each product. $$ 30 \cdot 47 $$

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Problem 33

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 287 \div 19 $$

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Problem 34

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. \(374 \cdot 816\)

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Problem 34

Use the distributive property to compute each product. $$ 50 \cdot 63 $$

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Problem 34

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 884 \div 33 $$

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Problem 35

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 88 \cdot 4,392 $$

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Problem 35

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(90 \cdot 78\)

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Problem 35

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 1,254 \div 57 $$

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Problem 36

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 126 \cdot 2,834 $$

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Problem 36

Use the distributive property to compute each product. \(40 \cdot 89\)

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Problem 36

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 2,189 \div 42 $$

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Problem 37

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. \(3,896 \cdot 413\)

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Problem 37

(Section 3.5) Find the greatest common factor of 360 and 3,780 .

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Problem 37

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 8,092 \div 239 $$

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Problem 38

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 5,794 \cdot 837 $$

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Problem 38

(Section 4.5) Reduce \(\frac{594}{5,148}\) to lowest terms.

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Problem 38

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. \(2,688 \div 48\)

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Problem 39

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. \(6,311 \cdot 3,512\)

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Problem 39

(Section 4.7) \(1 \frac{5}{9}\) of \(2 \frac{4}{7}\) is what number?

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Problem 39

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 72.14+21.08 $$

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Problem 40

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. \(7,471 \cdot 5,782\)

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Problem 40

(Section 7.3) Solve the proportion: \(\frac{7}{15}=\frac{x}{90}\).

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Problem 40

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 43.016+47.58 $$

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Problem 41

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 180 \div 12 $$

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Problem 41

(Section 8.3) Use the clustering method to estimate the sum: \(88+106+91+114\).

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Problem 41

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 96.53-26.91 $$

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Problem 42

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 309 \div 16 $$

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Problem 42

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 115.0012-25.018 $$

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Problem 43

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 286 \div 22 $$

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Problem 43

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 206.19+142.38 $$

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Problem 44

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 527 \div 17 $$

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Problem 44

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. $$ 592.131+211.6 $$

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Problem 45

Estimate each value using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value. Compare the exact and estimated values. Results may vary. $$ 1,007 \div 19 $$

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Problem 45

Estimate each calculation using the method of rounding. After you have made an estimate, find the exact value and compare this to the estimated result to see if your estimated value is reasonable. Results may vary. (32.12)(48.7)

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