When we are multiplying decimals, we need to understand estimating to place the decimal in the correct spot in our answer.
There are two ways to estimate:
- front end estimation - looking at the largest place value in each number, and then multiplying to get an approximate answer>
- relative size estimation - aka rounding - looking at the largest 2 place values to
There are two ways to estimate:
- front end estimation - looking at the largest place value in each number, and then multiplying to get an approximate answer>
- relative size estimation - aka rounding - looking at the largest 2 place values to