MATHEMATICS V - VP NOgrales
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KAREN P. NOGRALES
Master Teacher I
Quarter 2 - MELC 9, Week 5
Estimating the products of
decimal numbers with reasonable
results.
(M5MS-Iie-112)
Multiplication of
whole numbers
Ana helps her parents plant
pechay in their garden. The
length of each pechay garden
plot measures 3.2 meters and
the width is 0.45 meters. About
how many square meters is the
estimated area of the garden
plot of pechay?
Ana helps her parents plant
pechay in their garden. The
length of each pechay garden
plot measures 3.2 meters and
the width is 0.45 meters. About
how many square meters is the
estimated area of the garden
plot of pechay?
1) What is being asked? 1) The estimated area of the garden plot of pechay.
Ana helps her parents plant
pechay in their garden. The
length of each pechay garden
plot measures 3.2 meters and
the width is 0.45 meters. About
how many square meters is the
estimated area of the garden
plot of pechay?
2. 3.2 meter-length
1) What are given? 0.45 meters -width
Ana helps her parents plant
pechay in their garden. The
length of each pechay garden
plot measures 3.2 meters and
the width is 0.45 meters. About
how many square meters is the
estimated area of the garden
plot of pechay?
3.2 – is rounded as 3
3.2meters 3meters
X X
0.45meters 0.5 meters
Determine the number of decimal places in
the estimated product of the rounded factors.
3 meters 0 (None)
0.5meters 1 (One)
Total number of 1
decimal places:
Place the decimal point in the product based on
the number of decimal places
11.55.
0.53 x 0.25 _______ x _________
product? Explain.
Actual Product Rounded Factors
4.75 5
x
3.51 4
16.6725 20 Estimated Product
3. 584.9 4. 623.7
X 53.7 X 7.89
Guide Questions:
How do you estimate products?
In estimating product of decimal numbers:
Round each of the given factors to its highest place value
before multiplying;
Multiply the rounded factors; and
Count the number of decimal places in the factors and place the
decimal point in the product.
Reflection:
Why is estimating the product of decimals
useful?
. Estimating the product of decimals is
useful if you don’t need an exact answer.