31 R48 is a reasonable answer for 1,567 / 49. Show your estimate to prove your answer.
True, because 1,500 / 50 = 30 and 30 is about equal to 31 R48
100
Mrs. Capdepon is making lei for her family members who are coming to visit. She has collected 235 flowers. Each lei needs 22 flowers. How many lei can she complete with the flowers she has collected?
10 lei
200
Rewrite 21,135 / 687 using compatible numbers
21,000 / 700
200
Estimate the quotient for 832 / 29
900 / 30 = 30 or 800 / 20 = 40
200
Find the quotient for 832 / 29
28 R20
28 20/29
28.69
200
47 R84 is a reasonable answer for 43,876 / 92. Show your estimate to prove your answer.
False, because 45,000 / 90 = 500 and 500 is not almost equal to 47 R84
200
Mrs. McDonald is making goody-bags for her grandsons birthday party. She has 678 pieces of candy and is expecting 43 guests. If each guest gets the same amount of candy, how many will they get?
15 pieces
300
Rewrite 6,412 / 83 using compatible numbers
6,400 / 80
300
Estimate the quotient for 1,247 / 103
1,200 / 100 = 12 or 1,000 / 100 = 10
300
Find the quotient for 1,247 / 103
12 R11
12 11/103
12.11
300
79 R333 is a reasonable answer for 55,834 / 498. Show your estimate to prove your answer.
False, because 55,000 / 500 = 110 and 110 is not almost equal to 79 R333.
300
Felicia is putting together a photo album. She has 378 pictures and can fit 12 pictures on each page. How many pages will have pictures?
32 pages
400
Rewrite 5,298 / 61 using compatible numbers
5,400 / 60
400
Estimate the quotient for 5,298 / 61
5,400 / 60 = 90
400
Find the quotient for 5,298/61
86 R52
86 52/61
86.85
400
97 R190 is a reasonable answer for 35,789 / 367. Show your estimate to prove your answer.
True, because 36,000 / 400 = 90 and 90 is about equal to 97 R190.
400
Richard has been helping his mom make cookies for a bake sale. So far, they have made 156 cookies. They need to make packages of 12 cookies. If they need to make 15 packages of cookies, have they made enough? If not, how many more cookies do they need?
No, they haven't because 156 / 12 = 13 bags. They need to make 24 more cookies for 2 more bags.
500
Rewrite 35,743 / 119 using compatible numbers
36,000 / 120 or 36,000 / 100
500
Estimate the quotient for 1,394 / 657
1,400 / 700 = 2
500
Find the quotient for 1,394 / 657
2 R80
2 80/657
2.12
500
95 R1,279 is a reasonable answer for 390,871 / 4,101. Show your answer to prove your answer.
True, because 400,000 / 4,000 = 100 and 100 is about equal to 95 R1,279
500
Tatyana is organizing her earrings into boxes. She has 111 pairs of earrings. If she can fit 18 pairs into each box, how many boxes will she need?