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1.2 Place Value and Estimating

To estimate the answer means to find a value that is close enough to the right answer, usually with some thought or calculation involved. In this section, you learn about, Place value, rounding to a specified degree of accuracy, rounding, Rounding to a given number of decimal places, Rounding to a given number of significant figures, decimal places, significant figures, approximate answers using estimates, and approximation.


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To estimate the answer means to find a value that is close enough to the right answer, usually with some thought or calculation involved. In this section, you learn about, Place value, rounding to a specified degree of accuracy, rounding, Rounding to a given number of decimal places, Rounding to a given number of significant figures, decimal places, significant figures, approximate answers using estimates, and approximation.

Estimating the answer and finding the approximate value.

1.2 Place Value and Estimating

Place Value and Estimating - Place value, rounding to a specified degree of accuracy, rounding, Rounding to a given number of decimal places, Rounding to a given number of significant figures, decimal places, significant figures, approximate answers using estimates, approximation.

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