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A farmer needs to buy 10.

5 kg of
organic fertilizer for his crops. Each
kilogram
of fertilizer costs ₱ 8.25. About how
much will the farmer need to buy
fertilizer?
 Who needs to buy fertilizer for the crops?

 How many kilograms of fertilizer does the farmer


need?
 How much does a kilo of fertilizer cost?

 Why do crops need fertilizers?

 What is asked in the problem?


 Foryou to be able to solve for the
estimated amount of money needed by the
farmer to buy fertilizer, you need to learn
how to estimate the product of decimal
number.
 Roundoff first each decimal number to the
nearest whole number (ones’
 place) before multiplying.
Note: In rounding off decimal numbers.
We follow the general rule for rounding:
 If the number you are rounding is followed by 5,
6, 7, 8, or 9, round the number up. Example: 47
rounded to the nearest ten is 50.
 If the number you are rounding is followed by 0,
1, 2, 3, or 4, round the number down. Example:
43 rounded to the nearest ten is 40.

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