Vocab
Estimation
Word Problems
Division
Mystery
100
What is the answer to a division problem?
Quotient
100
Estimate the quotient of 987 ÷ 23
- Approximate 987 to 1000 and 23 to 20.
- Estimate: 1000 ÷ 20 = 50
100
Taylor Swift is selling concert tickets. She has 750 tickets to sell, and she wants to split them equally across 15 cities. How many tickets will she have for each city?
750/15 = 50 tickets
100
1242 ÷ 6 = ?
207
100
Adam divides
In which place should be he write the first digit of the quotient?
Ones, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands
Tens
200
4,329 ÷ 27 = ?
Answer is 160 R9
What is the left over 9 called?
Remainder
200
Estimate the quotient of 1,453 ÷ 29
- Approximate 1,453 to 1,500 and 29 to 30.
- Estimate: 1500 ÷ 30 = 50
200
Taylor has 1,260 signed posters and wants to divide them into bundles of 84 for fans at each concert. How many bundles of posters can she make?
1,260/84 = 15 bundles
200
725 ÷ 25 = ?
29
200
3.75 + 4.62 =
8.37
300
Which number is the dividend?
Solve: 135 ÷ 6
135
The first number in the equation.
300
A school has 2,434 students. The school has 6 classrooms. About how many students will there be in each classroom if the students are evenly divided?
2400 ÷ 6 = 400 students per classroom
300
The school ordered 3,456 pencils for the entire 5th grade. If there are 24 classrooms, and each classroom is supposed to get an equal number of pencils, how many pencils does each classroom receive?
3,456 ÷ 24 = 144
Answer: Each classroom receives 144 pencils.
300
972 ÷ 4 = ?
243
300
Problem: 15.8 - 9.34 =
Answer: 6.46
400
Which number is the divisor?
Solve: 
32. The one outside the house, needs a visor since it is sunny outside.
400
A group of 960 students is divided evenly into 8 classrooms. About how many students are in each classroom?
1000 ÷ 8 = 125
So, there are about 125 students in each classroom.
400
The soccer coach needs to order 1,235 jerseys for the season. Each box of jerseys can hold 25 jerseys. How many full boxes does the coach need, and how many jerseys will be left over?
1,235 ÷ 25 = 49 R10
The coach needs 49 full boxes, and there will be 10 jerseys left over.
400
5671 ÷ 43 = ?
132
400
Problem: Multiply 3.6 × 1.2 =
Answer: 4.32
500
Solve: 27 ÷ 4
- Dividend: ?
- Divisor: ?
- Quotient: ?
- Remainder: ?
- Dividend: 27
- Divisor: 4
- Quotient: 6
- Remainder: 3
500
The library has 1,673 books that need to be placed on 57 shelves. If each shelf is filled equally, estimate about how many books will be placed on each shelf?
Estimate by rounding 1,673 to 1,800 and round 57 to 60.
Solution:
1,800 ÷ 60 = 30
Each shelf will hold about 30 books.
500
A soccer team trains for 1,417 hours each year, and each player is supposed to train for 36 hours individually. How many players can complete their full training schedule, and how many training hours will be left?
1,417 ÷ 36 = 39 R13
39 players can complete their training schedule, with 13 hours left over
500
2982 ÷ 18 = ?
166
500
Multiply:
6.75 × 2.4 =
16.2