Word Problems
Estimation
Division
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Logan is helping his dad stack logs.  He is to stack 116 logs on 16 shelves.  Dad says to put the same number of logs on each shelf.  How many logs would go on each shelf?

7 R4

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Estimate 438 divided by 21

20

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Solve 766 divided by 7.
What is 19 R3?
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The multiplication property represented by the equation below: 8 x (10 x 3) = (8 x 10) x 3
What is the Associative Property?
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Solve this problem. 94.05 - 8.17
What is 85.88?
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Thomas's baseball team raised  $375 to go to a  SF Giants game.  Tickets cost $26 each.   How many people will be able to attend the game?

14

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The appropriate estimate for 99.1, 2.8, and 30.3 combined.
What is 133?
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Describe a method for dividing 48,000 by 6.
What is divide 48 by 6 and insert three zeros to the end of the quotient?
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What is 6 cubed in standard form?
What is 216?
200
The school store has supplies for sale. Pencils are $0.80, pens are $1.25, and erasers are $0.45. The amount of money Robert spends if he buys one of each item.
What is $2.50?
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Mrs. Walker has 200 pencils for her class. She gives each of the 28 students the same number of pencils.  How many pencils will she have LEFT?

4

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Estimate 381 divided by 59

about 60

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Diamond was asked to divide 944 berries into 5 bags. How many berries will be in each bag?
What are 188 berries?
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Multiply 1,085 x 49.
What is 53,165?
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Estimate the cost of dinner out if steak is $32.99, a drink is $5.75, and desert is $9.40.
What is $46?
400

Our class needs 544 slices of pie for our harvest party (we are really hungry)!  If each pie is cut into 14 slices, how many pies should we order?

39

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Estimate the quotient 459 divided by 72

about 70

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An expression that is equivalent to 670 divided by 90.
What is 67 divided by 9? Or 6,700 divided by 900?
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Maxia has 29 stampers in a box. Samantha has 5 times more stampers in her box. The equation and bar diagram to represent this situation.
What is 29 x 5 = n SEE PICTURE
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Anteria needs to go grocery shopping. She needs a dozen eggs for $3.45, a gallon of milk for $2.99, a loaf of bread for $4.10. The amount of money she should take to the store.
What is $11, $12, or $15?
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Mrs. Harris bought 352 crayons for her class.  She bought 22 boxes .  How many crayons are in each box?

16

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Keith divided 8 into 737. Keith said the quotient is 92 R1. This estimate would best verify the reasonableness of his answer.
What is 720 divided by 8?
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Mr. Nugent sold 48 candles and each person purchased 4 candles. The bar diagram and equation that shows how to find the number of customers that purchased candles.
SEE DRAWING 48 divided by 4 = c
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An expression that could show how to solve 8 x 74 using mental math.
What is (8 x 70) + (8 x 4)?
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Estimate the difference of 72.93 and 6.95.
What is 63? or 65?
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