Question

Laura wants to estimate the sum 0.26 + 0.9. Should her estimate be more or less than 1? Explain how you can tell without using a calculator.

Answer 1

Yes it will be great her than one because we are adding 2 decimals one in the tenths place and hundredths.

Answer 2

Explanation:

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The sum of 0.26 + 0.9 0.26+0.9 0.26+0.9 is more than 1. As we know when 0.9 is added with anything more than 0.1 we will get the result more than 1. So in this case 0.9 is added with 0.26 which is more than 1.