Number Sense
Estimating
Long Division
Story Problems
Story Problems And They Are the Same But Also Different
100

50.6 ÷ 102

0.506

100

Estimate the quotient. 

44.1 ÷ 6.8 

42 ÷ 7 = 6

100

64.26 ÷ 5.1

12.6

100

Billy Bob bought 100 stickers at the sticker store and paid a total of $13.00. How much did each sticker cost?

$0.13
100

Suzie Q. ice skated 5.6 miles over the last 7 days. How many miles did she ice skate per day?

0.8 miles per day

200

762 ÷ 103

0.762

200

Estimate the quotient. 

117.5 ÷ 18.3 

120 ÷ 20 = 6

200

193.5 ÷ 0.03

6,450

200

Suzie Q. had $4.86 and wanted to break this into baggies with $0.24 each. How many baggies of $0.24 would Suzie Q. have?

243 baggies 

200

Snowflake A traveled 7.2 miles in a snowstorm, while Snowflake B traveled 5.7 miles and C traveled 8.4 miles. How many miles did they travel on average? (Hint: average = the total miles ÷ the # of snowflakes)

7.1 miles

300

Find the value of the missing exponent. 

0.618 ÷ 10 = 0.0618

101
300

Estimate the quotient.

4.99 ÷ 0.36

5 ÷ 0.5 = 2.5

300

6.09 ÷ 0.06

101.5

300

8 pounds of cherries costs $51.04. How much does 1 pound of cherries cost?

$6.38

300
Mrs. O'Brien "ran" a total of 56.7 miles in January. If she ran exactly 6.3 miles each time she ran, how many times did Mrs. O'Brien "run"?

9 times

400

Find the value of the missing exponent. 

1034 ÷ 10 = .1034

104

400

Use estimation to decide where the decimal in the quotient belongs. 

77.4 ÷ 0.8 = 9675

77 ÷  1 = 77

77.4 ÷ 0.8 = 96.75  The decimal should go after the 96

400

7 ÷ 0.2

35

400

Is 1.35 ÷ 0.6 greater than or less than 1?

It is greater than 1 because the dividend (1.35) is greater than the divisor (0.6).

400

Is 0.2 ÷ 4 greater than or less than 1? How do you know?

It is less than 1 because the dividend (0.2) is less than the divisor (4).

500

Suzie Q. says that there should be a decimal point in the quotient below before the 5. Is he correct? Why or why not?

64520 ÷ 102

No, it should be after the 5. You would move the decimal over 2 places to 645.20

500

Use estimation to decide where the decimal in the quotient belongs. 

83.24 ÷ 13.06 = 63736

84 ÷ 12 = 7

83.24 ÷ 13.06 = 6.3736

500

$33.12 ÷ $2.40

13.8

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