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Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question
-A student wanted to estimate 21.5 × 0.0079 by first rounding each number. He solved the problem as follows.
21.5 × 0.0079 is approximately equal to 20 × 0.008, which is equal to 0.016. So he estimated the answer as 0.016. Do you agree with the answer? If not, explain where the student went wrong and give the correct answer.
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