Estimating Quotients
Dividing by Multiples of 10
1 Digit Quotients
Dividing with Greater #s
2 Digit Quotients
100
What is the best way to estimate 742/81 using compatible numbers?
What is 720/80
100
345/30
What is 11 R15
100
What is a quotient?
What is the answer to a division problem
200
The lengths of two ribbons are given in the table. About how many times longer is the red ribbon than the green ribbon? Ribbon Length (in inches) Green 26 Red 132
What is 5 times
200
282/20
What is 14 R2
200
260/46
What is 5 R30
200
3,189/23
What is 138 R15
200
981/45
What is 21 R36
300
3,390/42
What is 80
300
A florist has ordered 1,432 roses for Valentine’s Day. If the roses are divided into 50 bouquets, how many roses will each bouquet have, and how many roses will be left over?
What is 28 per bouquet with 32 left over.
300
How many tables that seat eight are required to provide places for 62 people at a banquet?
What is 8 Tables
300
A team of 15 workers picked 1,050 apples. Each person on the team picked the same number of apples. How many apples did each worker pick?
What is 70
300
The table below shows how many people have signed up for a walking fundraiser. The walkers are being organized in groups of 15 people. How many groups will there be? (5-6) Group Number of Walkers Happy Feet 206 Life Walkers 153 Monster Mamas 76
What is 29
400
4,877/74
What is 70
400
A ream of paper contains 500 sheets. How many reams are needed to type a manuscript of 6000 pages? Explain how you know.
What is 12 reams
400
A company printed 232 brochures and shipped them out in boxes. If there were 58 brochures in each box, how many boxes were shipped?
What is 4 boxes
400
Rose is planting cucumbers in her garden. If she has 1,460 seeds to plant in 30 rows, about how many seeds will she need to plant in each row?
What is 1,500/30= 50 seeds
400
A group of 11 friends rent a van to take a summer road trip. If they drive a total of 1,320 miles and each person drives an equal amount of miles, how many miles will each person drive?
What is 120 miles
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