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A parcel of land has a width of 132 yd and a length of 149 yd. Approximate the total area by rounding each dimension to the nearest ten.
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The width is 132 yd, which rounds down to 130 yd because 2 is less than 5. The length is 149 yd, which rounds up to 150 yd because 9 is greater than 5. Show more…
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