Rounding Estimates
1. **State the problem:** We are asked to estimate two expressions by rounding each number to 1 significant figure and then computing the results.
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2. **Part (a):** Estimate $\frac{8.2 \times 6.7}{0.46}$
- Round each number to 1 significant figure:
- $8.2 \to 8$
- $6.7 \to 7$
- $0.46 \to 0.5$
- Compute numerator: $8 \times 7 = 56$
- Compute denominator: $0.5$
- Compute estimate:
$$\frac{56}{0.5} = 56 \times 2 = 112$$
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3. **Part (b):** Estimate $\frac{23.4 \times 13.9}{0.18}$
- Round each number to 1 significant figure:
- $23.4 \to 20$
- $13.9 \to 10$
- $0.18 \to 0.2$
- Compute numerator: $20 \times 10 = 200$
- Compute denominator: $0.2$
- Compute estimate:
$$\frac{200}{0.2} = 200 \times 5 = 1000$$
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**Final estimated answers:**
- (a) $112$
- (b) $1000$