*Make an estimate and use your mental math strategies to solve the following problems.

Question

48 x 82

Answer 1

To estimate \( 48 \times 82 \), we can round the numbers to make the multiplication simpler.

1. Round \( 48 \) to \( 50 \).
2. Round \( 82 \) to \( 80 \).

Now we can multiply the rounded numbers:

\[ 50 \times 80 = 4000 \]

So, our estimate for \( 48 \times 82 \) is approximately \( 4000 \).

To get the exact answer, let's calculate \( 48 \times 82 \):

\[ 48 \times 82 = 3936 \]

Thus, the estimated answer is \( 4000 \) and the exact answer is \( 3936 \).