This module contains the learning objectives for the chapter "Techniques of Estimation" from Fundamentals of Mathematics by Denny Burzynski and Wade Ellis, jr.
After completing this chapter, you should
Estimation by rounding (
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- understand the reason for estimation
- be able to estimate the result of an addition, multiplication, subtraction, or division using the rounding technique
Estimation by clustering (
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- understand the concept of clustering
- be able to estimate the result of adding more than two numbers when clustering occurs using the clustering technique
Mental arithmetic—using the distributive property (
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- understand the distributive property
- be able to obtain the exact result of a multiplication using the distributive property
Estimation by rounding fractions (
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- be able to estimate the sum of two or more fractions using the technique of rounding fractions
