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Estimate the product 16.1×42.98 Show your
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GPT-4o mini
To estimate the product of \(16.1\) and \(42.98\), we can round each number to a more manageable figure.
1. **Round \(16.1\)**: We can round \(16.1\) to \(16\).
2. **Round \(42.98\)**: We can round \(42.98\) to \(43\).
Now, we can multiply the rounded numbers:
\[
16 \times 43
\]
Calculating that:
\[
16 \times 43 = 688
\]
Thus, the estimated product of \(16.1 \times 42.98\) is approximately \(688\).
1. **Round \(16.1\)**: We can round \(16.1\) to \(16\).
2. **Round \(42.98\)**: We can round \(42.98\) to \(43\).
Now, we can multiply the rounded numbers:
\[
16 \times 43
\]
Calculating that:
\[
16 \times 43 = 688
\]
Thus, the estimated product of \(16.1 \times 42.98\) is approximately \(688\).