Estimation
Find the Quotient
Represent Quotients of Decimals
Solve for Quotients of Decimals
Multi-Step Problems
100
Jessica pays $586 dollars for six months of swimming lessons. If she pays the same amount each month, which would be the best estimate for how much Jessica pays each month?
What is $100
100
The town of Boulder has an Independence Day parade. The local Boy Scout troop gives small pins to each of the 927 people who attend the parade. If the pins came in 9 boxes and no pins were left over, how many pins were in each box?
What is 103 pins
100
What division problem is represented by the model below?
What is 4 ÷ 3.2 = 0.8
100
A fruit stand charges $16.75 for 5 pounds of pears. Sierra says the cost is $4.35 per pound. Is that calculation reasonable?
What is No, $16.75 ÷ 5 = $3.35.
100
Mr. Anderson had 185 pieces of wood. He sold 25 pieces of wood to his neighbor and stacked the rest of the wood into piles around his house. Each pile of wood contained 40 pieces of wood. Which equation can be used to find p, the number of piles of wood Mr. Anderson made?
What is p = (185 − 25) ÷ 40
200
The 92 members of a chess team bought new jackets at the beginning of the year. The total cost was $7,100. Which of the following is the best estimate for the cost of each jacket.
What is $80
200
Shauna is reading a 528 page book. She reads 22 pages every day. How many days will it take Shauna to read the entire book?
What is 24 days
200
Use the model below to find the quotient of 2.4 ÷ 4
What is 0.6
200
The height of 6 pictures placed end to end on a bulletin board is 57 centimeters. All of the pictures are the same height. How tall is each picture?
What is 9.5 cm
200
Tonn bought a new stereo for $740. He put down a $100 deposit and must pay off the rest of what he owes in 8 equal monthly payments. Let m represent the amount of each monthly payment. Which of the following equations can be used to find m?
m = (740 - 100) ÷ 8
300
What would equation would be the best estimate for 3,209 ÷ 58?
3,000 ÷ 60
300
Scott is planting apple trees in rows. He has 573 trees to plant, and each tree costs $4.31.
If he plants 12 trees in each row, how many complete rows can Scott plant?
What is 47 rows
300
What quotient does the model below represent?
What is 0.81 ÷ 3 = 0.27
300
Ms. Jaffey had a total of 428.5 ounces of pretzels to put into 5 bowls for a party. She put an equal number of ounces of pretzels into each bowl. How many ounces of pretzels did Ms. Jaffey put into each bowl?
What is 85.7 oz
300
Mr. Lorenzo gave his 2 sons $50 to buy a cooler. The total cost of the cooler is $44. Mr. Lorenzo told his sons that they could each have an equal share of the change they receive. The equation shown can be used to determine s, the amount of money each son should receive in dollars.
s= (50-44)/2
What amount of money is represented by s?
What is $3
400
A total of 386 students signed up to participate in the Friendship Club. The club will be divided into small groups with approximately 8 students in each group. About how many small groups of students will participate in the Friendship club?
What is 50
400
In a school auditorium there are 33 seats in each row of seats. How many rows are needed for 528 students to each have a seat?
What is 16
400
Cooper has $5.25 in quarters. He spent all this money on 3 sports drinks. Which equation can be used to find the amount of money Cooper spent for each sports drink?
What is the quotient of 5.25 and 3
400
Megyn and 4 of her friends spent a total of $43.75 on movie tickets. If each ticket cost the same amount, how much did one movie ticket cost?
What is $8.75
400
Ms. Felder took $146 out of the bank. She spent $59 at the store. She gave the remaining amount equally to her three children for allowance. Use the equation below to find a, the amount of money each child received.
(146 - 59) ÷ 3 = a
What is $29
500
Gina and 7 friends are sharing 74 pipe cleaners for an art project. What is one quick way that Gina could figure out about how many pipe cleaners each girl would get to do their art project?
What is she could think 74 is just over 72 and 72 divided by 8.
500
A company donated $4,250 to a school. There are 50 classes in the school. If each class receives the same amount of money to plan a field trip, how much money does each class receive?
What is $85
500
Mr. Adams drove his delivery truck 151.2 miles during 24 days. He drove the same number of miles each day. How many miles did Mr. Adams drive each day?
What is 6.3 miles.
500
Taco Grande is open 24 hours a day. Taca Grande sells 240 tacos per day. The equation below shows how to find t, the number of tacos that Taco Grande sells in 36 hours.
36(240 ÷24)= t
What is 360