If you estimate 342 : 7 by using 350 : 7 by using 350 : 7 = 50, is 50 greater than or less than the exact answer? How did you decide? Is 50 an overestimate or an underestimate?

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Trey Barnett

12 September, 16:06

If you estimate 342 : 7 by using 350 : 7 by using 350 : 7 = 50, is 50 greater than or less than the exact answer? How did you decide? Is 50 an overestimate or an underestimate?

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Steven Kirby · Answer 1

Its more than the exact answer because you would round 342 to 340 because 350 is an overestimate. I decided because when your rounding you only round up if the ones place value is larger than 5 but in this case its not.