Rounding and Estimation
Division with Whole Numbers
One-Step Word Problems
100

Is the quotient reasonable?

252 / 6 = 42

Yes

100

279 / 4 = 

69 R 3

100

4 students from each 2nd and 3rd grade class go to CLC after school. If there were a total of 12 classes for the two grades, how many students attend CLC?

48 students

200

Is the quotient reasonable?

367 / 2 = 112

No

200

2,378 / 4 = 

594 R 2

200

Students on the CLC basketball team passed out flyers to try and get people to attend their game. They printed 560 flyers total, and had 31 left over. How many flyers did they pass out?

529 flyers

300

Is the quotient reasonable?

528 / 4 = 132

Yes

300

4,081 / 5 = 

816 R 1

300

There were 716 students at Malcolm High School. Before winter break, the principal decided to order cupcakes for the students. Each tray of cupcakes came with 8. How many trays would the principal need to order so everyone can have 1 cupcake?

90 trays

400

Without doing division, choose the estimate that will be closest to the actual quotient:

421 / 7 = ?

A. 400 / 5 = 80

B. 420 / 7 = 60

C. 450 / 5 = 90

B

400

6,317 / 6 = 

1,052 R 5

400
There were 3,820 people at the concert when it started. By the end of the concert, 1,293 more people showed up. How many total people were at the concert?

5,113 people

500

Without doing division, choose the estimate that will be closest to the actual quotient:

2,347 / 4 = ?

A. 2,000 / 5 = 400

B. 2,500 / 5 = 500

C. 2,350 / 5 = 470

C

500

9,072 / 6 = 

1,512

500

Jonah had 13 candy bars. He wanted to split them equally between him and his 2 friends. How many candy bars did each of them get? 

4 and 1/3 candy bars