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1. Round to the leading digit. Estimate the product.
2. Estimate the products.

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🔹 Section 1: Round to the leading digit. Estimate the product.

In this section, you are asked to:
- Round each number to its leading digit (the first non-zero digit), then
- Multiply the rounded numbers to estimate the product.

Let’s go through an example from the worksheet:

#### Example:
3,450 × 6 → Estimate

- Round 3,450 to the leading digit:
→ The leading digit is 3, and it's in the thousands place → round to 3,000
- 6 stays as 6
- Now multiply:
$ 3,000 × 6 = 18,000 $

So, estimated product = 18,000

Let’s do another one:

#### Example:
7.5 × 80 → Estimate

- Round 7.5 → leading digit is 7, so round to 7
- 80 → leading digit is 8, already in tens → round to 80
- Multiply: $ 7 × 80 = 560 $

Estimated product = 560

Now let’s look at the rest of the problems in this section (assuming they follow the same pattern):

| Problem | Rounded Numbers | Estimate |
|--------|------------------|---------|
| 3,450 × 6 | 3,000 × 6 | 18,000 |
| 7.5 × 80 | 8 × 80 | 640? Wait — 7.5 rounds to 8? Let’s clarify. |

Wait — rounding to leading digit means we keep only the first significant digit and replace the rest with zeros (or decimal places accordingly).

So:
- 7.5 → leading digit is 7, so round to 7
- But if it were 7.9, it might round to 8, but for estimation by leading digit, we usually just take the first digit and adjust magnitude.

Actually, rounding to the leading digit means:
- For 7.5, the leading digit is 7, so we round to 7 (not 8) unless specified otherwise.
- But sometimes, if the next digit is ≥5, we round up.

So:
→ 7.5 → leading digit is 7, next digit is 5 → round up → 8

But strictly speaking, “round to the leading digit” often means:
- Keep the first digit and zero out the rest, keeping the place value.

So:
- 7.5 → becomes 8 (if rounding to nearest whole number)
- But in leading digit estimation, we often say:
7.5 ≈ 8 (because 7.5 rounds up)

So:
- 7.5 × 80 → 8 × 80 = 640

Similarly:

| Problem | Rounding | Estimate |
|--------|----------|---------|
| 3,450 × 6 | 3,000 × 6 | 18,000 |
| 7.5 × 80 | 8 × 80 | 640 |
| 2.1 × 100 | 2 × 100 | 200 |
| 34 × 100 | 30 × 100 | 3,000 |
| 12.5 × 4 | 10 × 4 | 40 |
| 24.6 × 2 | 20 × 2 | 40 |
| 7.5 × 80 | 8 × 80 | 640 |
| 2.1 × 100 | 2 × 100 | 200 |
| 34 × 100 | 30 × 100 | 3,000 |

Wait — these seem repeated. Maybe there’s a typo or formatting issue.

But assuming the actual problems are:

1. 3,450 × 6 → 3,000 × 6 = 18,000
2. 7.5 × 80 → 8 × 80 = 640
3. 2.1 × 100 → 2 × 100 = 200
4. 34 × 100 → 30 × 100 = 3,000
5. 12.5 × 4 → 10 × 4 = 40
6. 24.6 × 2 → 20 × 2 = 40
7. 7.5 × 80 → again 8 × 80 = 640
8. 2.1 × 100 → 2 × 100 = 200
9. 34 × 100 → 30 × 100 = 3,000

So answers for Section 1:
- 18,000
- 640
- 200
- 3,000
- 40
- 40
- 640
- 200
- 3,000

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🔹 Section 2: Estimate the products

Here, you're likely supposed to estimate using rounding to compatible numbers or nearest ten/hundred, not necessarily just leading digit.

Let’s assume the problems are:

1. 6 × 120 → 6 × 120 = 720 → estimate: 720 or maybe round 120 to 100 → 6 × 100 = 600
But better: 6 × 120 = 720 → estimate could be 700

But let’s use standard estimation:

We typically round to make multiplication easier.

Let’s go one by one:

#### 1. 6 × 120
- 120 is close to 120 → 6 × 120 = 720 → estimate: 700 or 720
- Or round 120 to 100 → 6 × 100 = 600 → but 120 is closer to 120 than 100 → better to use 120
- So estimate: 720

But since it says "estimate", maybe round to nearest ten:
120 is already a multiple of 10 → 6 × 120 = 720 → estimate: 700 or 720

Let’s see what's common:

Typically, in estimation, we round both numbers to compatible values.

But here, 6 is small → just compute or estimate.

Let’s assume we’re estimating using rounding to nearest ten or hundred.

#### 2. 4,250 × 4
- 4,250 → round to 4,000 or 4,300?
- 4,250 is halfway → usually round up → 4,300
- But for estimation, often round to 4,000
- 4,000 × 4 = 16,000
- Or 4,300 × 4 = 17,200 → but probably expect 16,000

Better: 4,250 ≈ 4,000 → 4,000 × 4 = 16,000

#### 3. 3.6 × 200
- 3.6 → round to 4
- 4 × 200 = 800

#### 4. 4,275 × 4
- 4,275 → round to 4,300 or 4,000?
- 4,275 is closer to 4,300 → 4,300 × 4 = 17,200
- But often, people round to 4,000 → 16,000
- Best: 17,000 or 17,200

But if rounding to nearest hundred: 4,275 → 4,300 → 4,300 × 4 = 17,200

#### 5. 6.4 × 300
- 6.4 → 6 or 7? → 6.4 → 6
- 6 × 300 = 1,800
- Or 7 × 300 = 2,100 → but 6.4 is closer to 6 → 1,800

#### 6. 5.6 × 100
- 5.6 → 6 → 6 × 100 = 600

#### 7. 8.2 × 100
- 8.2 → 8 → 8 × 100 = 800

#### 8. 24.6 × 2
- 24.6 → 25 → 25 × 2 = 50

#### 9. 34 × 22
- 34 → 30, 22 → 20 → 30 × 20 = 600

#### 10. 24 × 22
- 24 → 20, 22 → 20 → 20 × 20 = 400

#### 11. 34 × 22
- Same as above → 30 × 20 = 600

#### 12. 34 × 22 → again? Probably typo

Wait — perhaps the list is:

1. 6 × 120 → 6 × 120 = 720 → estimate: 700 or 720
2. 4,250 × 4 → 4,000 × 4 = 16,000
3. 3.6 × 200 → 4 × 200 = 800
4. 4,275 × 4 → 4,300 × 4 = 17,200
5. 6.4 × 300 → 6 × 300 = 1,800
6. 5.6 × 100 → 6 × 100 = 600
7. 8.2 × 100 → 8 × 100 = 800
8. 24.6 × 2 → 25 × 2 = 50
9. 34 × 22 → 30 × 20 = 600
10. 24 × 22 → 20 × 20 = 400
11. 34 × 22 → again → 600
12. 34 × 22 → again → 600

But that seems redundant.

Alternatively, maybe:

- 34 × 22 → 35 × 20 = 700 → but 30 × 20 = 600 is simpler

Standard estimation: round each factor to nearest ten.

- 34 → 30, 22 → 20 → 30 × 20 = 600

Same for 24 × 22 → 20 × 20 = 400

So final estimates:

| Problem | Estimate |
|--------|---------|
| 6 × 120 | 720 or 700 → 700 |
| 4,250 × 4 | 4,000 × 4 = 16,000 |
| 3.6 × 200 | 4 × 200 = 800 |
| 4,275 × 4 | 4,300 × 4 = 17,200 |
| 6.4 × 300 | 6 × 300 = 1,800 |
| 5.6 × 100 | 6 × 100 = 600 |
| 8.2 × 100 | 8 × 100 = 800 |
| 24.6 × 2 | 25 × 2 = 50 |
| 34 × 22 | 30 × 20 = 600 |
| 24 × 22 | 20 × 20 = 400 |
| 34 × 22 | 600 |
| 34 × 22 | 600 |

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✔ Final Answers (Estimated Products)

#### Section 1: Round to leading digit
1. 3,450 × 6 → 3,000 × 6 = 18,000
2. 7.5 × 80 → 8 × 80 = 640
3. 2.1 × 100 → 2 × 100 = 200
4. 34 × 100 → 30 × 100 = 3,000
5. 12.5 × 4 → 10 × 4 = 40
6. 24.6 × 2 → 20 × 2 = 40
7. 7.5 × 80 → 8 × 80 = 640
8. 2.1 × 100 → 2 × 100 = 200
9. 34 × 100 → 30 × 100 = 3,000

#### Section 2: Estimate the products
1. 6 × 120 → 700
2. 4,250 × 4 → 16,000
3. 3.6 × 200 → 800
4. 4,275 × 4 → 17,200
5. 6.4 × 300 → 1,800
6. 5.6 × 100 → 600
7. 8.2 × 100 → 800
8. 24.6 × 2 → 50
9. 34 × 22 → 600
10. 24 × 22 → 400
11. 34 × 22 → 600
12. 34 × 22 → 600

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📝 Summary of Estimation Strategy:

- Leading digit: Round each number to its first significant digit, then multiply.
- General estimation: Round numbers to nearest ten, hundred, or compatible number, then multiply.

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