Estimating Quotients
Estimate the quotient using a multiple of the divisor
832 ÷ 9
810 ÷ 9 = 90
A teacher has 956 pencils to distribute equally among 6 classrooms. How many pencils will each classroom receive? How many pencils will be left over?
159 R 2
864 ÷ 4
216
547 ÷ 3 =
182 R1
Estimate the quotient using a multiple of the divisor.
542 ÷ 8 =
560 ÷ 8 = 70
A farmer collected 847 apples from his orchard. He wants to place the same number of apples into 5 baskets. How many apples will go into each basket? How many apples will be left over?
169 R 2
735 ÷ 6 =
122 R 3
1,248 ÷ 4 =
312
Use multiples (pick a multiple lower and a multiple higher) to find the range of the quotient.
468 ÷ 7
420 ÷ 7 = 60
490 ÷ 7 = 70
60-70
A school ordered 624 books for its library. The librarian wants to place the same number of books on each of 8 shelves. How many books will go on each shelf?
78
928 ÷ 8 =
116
3,672 ÷ 6 =
612
Use multiples (pick a multiple lower and a multiple higher) to find the range of the quotient.
349 ÷ 9 =
270 ÷ 9 = 30
360 ÷ 9 = 40
30 - 40
A bakery made 735 cookies for a school event. The baker wants to package the cookies equally into 9 boxes. How many cookies will go in each box? How many cookies will be left over?
81 R 6
2,563 ÷ 5 =
512 R3
4,815 ÷ 7 =
687 R6
Estimate the quotient using a multiple of the divisor.
2,321 ÷ 7 =
2,100 ÷ 7 = 300
A stadium has 1,248 tickets to distribute equally among 4 ticket booths. How many tickets should each booth receive?
312
5,436 ÷ 9 =
604
6,847 ÷ 8 =
855 R7