First Use Front-End Rounding to Write an Estimate of the Answer

question 1

Multiple Choice

First use front-end rounding to write an estimate of the answer, and then multiply fully to obtain an exact answer.
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• A)Estimate: 279, exact: 275.9
• B)Estimate: 281, exact: 277.9
• C)Estimate: 28, exact: 27.69
• D)Estimate: 280, exact: 276.9

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