2. Terms
• Products – Answer to a
multiplication problem.
• Factors – The numbers multiplied
to find a product.
3. Steps
• Sample Problem: 14 x 17 = ?
• Round each of the factors so that there is
one number followed by zero(es).
Ex. 14 -> 10
x17 -> 20
• Solve the estimate to find the place value
of the product.
10 x 20 = 200; the answer is in the hundreds.
4. Additional Practice
1. 18 x 21
2. 7 x 6,245
3. 99 x 2
4. 22.6 x 28.9
1. 20 x 20 = 400
The answer is in the hundreds.
2. 10 x 6,000 = 60,000
The answer is in the ten-thousands.
3. 100 x 1 = 100
The answer is in the hundreds
4. 20 x 30 = 600
The answer is in thehundreds
