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timate each product or quotient 24.674•5.578
24.674×5.578
To estimate the product or quotient of two numbers, you can use rounding.
For the multiplication problem 24.674 * 5.578, you can round each number to one decimal place and then multiply them.
Round 24.674 to one decimal place: 24.7
Round 5.578 to one decimal place: 5.6
Now multiply these rounded numbers: 24.7 * 5.6 = 138.32
Therefore, the estimated product of 24.674 * 5.578 is 138.32.
Similarly, for the division problem 24.674 / 5.578, you can round each number to one decimal place and then divide them.
Round 24.674 to one decimal place: 24.7
Round 5.578 to one decimal place: 5.6
Now divide these rounded numbers: 24.7 / 5.6 = 4.41
Therefore, the estimated quotient of 24.674 / 5.578 is 4.41.