Estimating Quotients
16.45 ÷ 4
16 divided by 4 = 4
A rectangular playground has an area of 2,996 square meters. If the width of the rectangle is 28 m, find the length.
107 m
This is a two-part question:
1. Write the expression for the following: 12 times the sum of 3.4 and 3.8
2. Find the value of the expression.
1. 12 x (3.4+3.8)
2. 86.4
5.2 ÷ _______________ = 0.052
100
A baker uses 4 lbs of flour daily. How many ounces of flour will he use daily? (1 lb = 16 oz)
64 Ounces
14.63 ÷ 6
15 divided by 6 will be around 2.
A rectangular playground has an area of 3,392 square meters. If the width of the rectangle is 32 meters, find the length.
106
This is a two-part question:
1. Write the following expression in words:
27 x (30 - 5)
2. Find the value of the expression.
1. 27 times the difference between 30 and 5
2. 675
7,650 ÷ _______________ = 7.65
1,000
A baker uses 4 lb of flour daily. How many ounces will he use in seven days?
448 Ounces
68.42 ÷ 18
70 divided by 20 is around 3.
The area of a rectangle is 56.96 m2. If the length is 16 m, what is its perimeter?
The width would be 3.56 m. Therefore, the perimeter would be 16+16+3.56+3.56= 39.12 meters
This is a two-part question:
1. Write the expression for the following:
Divide the difference between 1400 and 800 by 5
2. Find the value of the expression.
1. (1400 - 800) / 5
2. 120
1,025 ÷ _______________ = 10.25
100
A baker uses 4 lb of flour daily. The baker’s recipe for a loaf of bread calls for 12 oz of flour. If he uses all of his flour to make loaves of bread, how many full loaves can he bake in seven days? Explain your reasoning.
448 ÷ 12 = 37 R4
37 full loaves of bread
36.74 ÷ 15
40 divided by 20 is around 2.
The area of a rectangle is 256.5 m2. If the length is 18 m, what is the perimeter of the rectangle?
The width of the rectangle would be 14.25 m. Therefore the perimeter would be 14.25+14.25+18+18= 64.5 m
This is a two-part question:
1. Write the following expression in words:
10 X (320 - 85)
2. Find the value of the expression.
1. 10 times the difference between 320 and 85.
2. 2,350
76,550 ÷ _______________ = 7.6550
10,000
A stadium holds 5,400 people. The stadium is divided into 25 different seating sections. How seats are in each section.
216 seats
1875 ÷ 594
1800 divided by 600 = 3
If the area of a rectangle is 1313.2 square meters and the length is 2 meters, what is the perimeter?
The width of the rectangle would be 656.6 m, therefore the perimeter would be 656.6+656.6+2+2 = 1317,2 m.
This is a two-part question:
1. Write the following expression in words:
(680 + 590) X 17
2. Find the value of the expression.
1. The sum of 680 and 590 multiplied by 17.
2. 21,590
63 ÷ _______________ = 0.063
1,000
Adam has 16.45 kg of flour, and he uses 6.4 kg to make hot cross buns. The remaining flour is exactly enough to make 15 batches of scones. How much flour, in kg, will be in each batch of scones?
16.45 – 6.4 = 10.05
10.05 ÷ 15 = 0.67 kg