Estimating Quotients
Estimate: 7.78 ÷ 2
4 (because 8÷2 = 4)
*pencil+paper
12.6 ÷ 5 = ____
2.52
*mental math:
95 ÷ 10 = ____
9.5 (move the decimal to the left one time)
250 ÷ 25 =
10
*paper+pencil:
Sasha is dividing 1.84 L of orange juice into 4 glasses. About how much juice will she put in each glass?
.46L
Estimate: 9.30 ÷ 3
3 (because 9 ÷ 3 = 3)
*pencil+paper
16.8 ÷ 3
5.6
*mental math:
823 ÷ 1000 = ____
.823 (move the decimal to the left 3 time)
*pencil+paper:
Katara has 8.6 metres of fabric to sew 5 knapsacks. She uses 2 metres for the largest knapsack. She divides the remaining amount equally for the other three. What length in metres is left for each knapsack?
1.65m (because 8.6 - 2 = 6.6, then divide 6.6 by 4 which = 1.65)
*pencil+paper
Estimate 4.78 kg bag of coffee beans into 8 containers.
.625 or .63 (because 5 ÷ 8 = .625)
*pencil+paper
284.34 ÷ 6 =
47.39
4900 ÷ 70 =
70
On Friday 100 people came to a camp and used 462 L of water. The water was equally divided among the campers. How many litres of water did each person use on Friday?
4.62
*pencil+paper
Estimate 125.8 kg bag of popcorn into 9 containers.
14 (because 126÷9=14)
*pencil + paper
257.28 ÷8
32.16
*mental math:
298 230 ÷ 10 000 = ____
29.823 (move the decimal to the left 4 times)
6.04 (because 36÷6 = 6 and 24÷6 = 4)
A pitcher holds 1824 mL of bubble tea. The tea is being divided evenly into 6 glasses. How many mL is in each glass?
304mL
Easter Egg #3
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250.25 ÷ 5 =
50.05
*mental math:
928 ÷ 10 000 = ____
100.24 ÷ 4 =
25.06 (because 100÷4 = 25 and 24÷4 = 6)