Estimate Difference of Decimals
Estimate Decimal Difference with Rounding: Learn
How to Estimate a difference by rounding:
- Round each term that will be subtracted
- Subtract the rounded numbers
Example: Estimate the difference of 0.988 - 0.53
- Round 0.988 - 0.53 to be 1 - 0.5
- Subtract the rounded numbers to obtain the estimated difference of 0.5
- The actual difference of 0.988 + 0.53 is 0.458
Some uses of rounding:
- Checking to see if you have enough money to buy what you want
- Getting a rough idea of the correct answer to a problem
Estimating with Rounding: Practice
Estimate the difference by rounding the two numbers.
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