Decide whether the statement makes sense. Explain your reasoning.It is not recommended that you use approximations to solve a problem, because then your solution is only an approximation.

What will be an ideal response?


Does not make sense. Most real problems involve approximate numbers to begin with, so an approximation is often good enough for a final answer. In other cases, an approximation will reveal the essential character of a problem, making it easer to reach an exact solution. Approximations also provide a useful check. If you come up with an "exact solution" that isn't close to the approximate one, something may have gone wrong. (Explanations will vary.)

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