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QUEENMA
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Help - estimation problems ?

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Hi all
I have no clue how these problems are done with estimation - have always used the proportion technique - " this is to this so that is to how much " but looks like DD is expected to estimate - can someone make me understand please !

The question :

Given below is a table used for converting between grams and ounces :

24 gms = 0.85 ounces
40gms = 1.41ounces
5 gms = 0.18 ounces

Use the information in the table to convert 69 grams to ounces.

Ans : 2.44 ounces.

All help hugely appreciated !

Queenma
Minesatea
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Re: Help - estimation problems ?

Post by Minesatea »

Add them up.

24 + 40 + 5 = 69g

therefore 0.85 + 1.41 + 0.18 = 2.44oz
QUEENMA
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Re: Help - estimation problems ?

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OMG ! Both me and my DD could not stop laughing at how silly we had been ! This is what happens when you miss simple things in the pursuit of complex / difficult solutions !

Thank you soooo much for your help !

Queenma
Minesatea
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Re: Help - estimation problems ?

Post by Minesatea »

No problem. When doing this, you expect everything to be complicated so sometimes the simple way isn't as obvious as it should be. :)
katel
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Re: Help - estimation problems ?

Post by katel »

I've been tellingbds to remember that it has to be possible to do every question in about a minute- so if he thinks it needs complicated calculations, he's missing something. This has helped him a lot- there are always loads of questions thatnyou can answernjust by looking -if you look in the right way. That, of course, is the tricky bit!
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