Question

Estimate the product by rounding each number to the nearest 10th 72×596

Answer 1

To estimate the product of 72 and 596 by rounding each number to the nearest tenth, we can follow these steps:

1. Round 72 to the nearest tenth: 72 remains 72.0.
2. Round 596 to the nearest tenth: 596 remains 596.0.

Now we can calculate the estimated product:

\[
72.0 \times 596.0 \approx 72 \times 600
\]

Calculating the simplified multiplication:

\[
72 \times 600 = 43200
\]

So, the estimated product of 72 × 596 is approximately **43,200**.