Estimating
Story Problems
Dividing 3-digit dividends by 2-digit divisors
Dividing 4-digit dividends by 2-digit divisors
Vocabulary
100
Estimate
635 / 93
7
100
Mrs. Connolly has 120 crayons for her art class of 20 students. How many crayons will each student get if the crayons are divided equally?
6 crayons
100
154 / 14
11
100
3,248 / 40
81 R8
100
The answer to a multiplication problem
a product
200
Estimate using compatible numbers.
485 / 92
5 or 6
200
There are 135 comets that are visible from Earth every 20 years or less. About how many of these comets are seen each year?
6 or 7 comets
200
114 / 30
3 R24
200
2,956 / 50
50 R6
200
The answer to a division problem
a quotient
300
How do you know?
B. 490/70 = 70
300
A group of 259 students are taking a field trip. One bus is needed for every 20 students. How many buses are needed?
13 buses
300
697 / 90
7 R67
300
7,211 / 58
124 R19
300
In the problem 800 / 80 = 10. 800 is the...
Dividend
400
Estimate using compatible numbers.
1,784 / 64
30
400
Suppose one bottle of paint can cover 60 tiles. You have 2,779 tiles. How many bottles of paint do you need to buy to cover all 2,779 tiles?
47 cans of paint
400
975 / 65
15
400
8,547 / 90
94 R87
400
In the equation 1800 / 18 = 100. 18 is the..
Divisor
500
A farm needs to transport 579 animals. If each truck carries 48 animals, about how many trucks do they need?
10 trucks or 12 trucks (exact-13 trucks!)
500
A hurricane has been moving at 15 miles per hour for the past two days. Mrs. Lauderback recorded it moved 135 miles yesterday and 75 today. For how many hours has Mrs. Lauderback been keeping track of the storm?
14 hours
500
986 / 29
34
500
4,476 / 26
172 R4
500
The leftover amount after dividing...
The remainder