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The width of a large, rectangular-shaped tree farm is 1.9 kilometers. The length of the farm is 4.4 kilometers. What is the best estimate of the area of the farm ?


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Solution

Find the best estimation for the farm area:

Given, that the width of the tree farm's rectangular shape is 1.9 kilometers.

The Farm's estimated width is 2 kilometers21.9 and the length of the tree farm's rectangular shape is 4.4 kilometers.

So, the Farm's estimated length is 4 kilometers 44.4.

Round figures to the nearest integer when making estimations.

Substitute the values in the formula EstimatedAreaoftheFarm=Estimatedwidth×Estimatedlength:

EstimatedAreaoftheFarm=2×4=8squarekilometers

Hence, the best estimate of the area of the farm is 8 square kilometers.


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