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Adding and Subtracting Decimals

Question 2 • Pre-Algebra - MA3119 A ? Distance Learning

Aisha changed 1.45 + 2.38 to 1.5 + 2.4 in order to estimate the sum. What estimation method did she use?

Answer
A
front-end
B
clustering
C
rounding to the nearest tenth
D
rounding to the nearest hundredth

Explanation

Aisha changed 1.45 to 1.5 and 2.38 to 2.4. Each number was rounded to one decimal place, or the nearest tenth, before adding. Therefore, she used rounding to the nearest tenth.

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