Glencoe Math: Course 2, Volume 1
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2. Percent and Estimation
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Exercise 4 Page 115

Round each number and multiply.

About 105

Practice makes perfect
We want to estimate 65 % of 152. Let's start by rounding each number. rcl 65 % & ≈ & 70 % [0.3em] 152 & ≈ & 150 Now we multiply 70 % by 150 to get an estimation. First, we write the percent as a fraction.
70 %* 150
Write the percent as a fraction
70/100 * 150
70÷ 10/100÷ 10 * 150
7/10 * 150
7/10 * 150/1
7* 150/10* 1
1050/10
105
We found that 70 % of 150 is about 105.