Estimate Quotients
Estimate
85 ÷ 4
About 20
Mrs. Brooks has 34 yards of ribbon to make wreaths. Each wreath requires 5 yards of ribbon. How many wreaths can Mrs. Brooks make? How many yards will she have left?
6 wreaths with 4 yards of ribbon left over
Divide 284 ÷ 4
71
Which of the following will have a remainder?
32 ÷ 6
58 ÷ 3
72 ÷ 9
125 ÷ 5
32 ÷ 6 and 58 ÷ 3 will have a remainder
Kelly divides 29 markers equally among 7 friends. If Kelly keeps the leftover markers, how many markers will she keep?
1 marker
The quotient of 172 ÷ 5 will be between which two numbers?
Between 30 and 40
There are 4,200 beads in a box. There are 6 bags of beads in each box. If each bag has the same number of beads, how many beads are in each bag?
700 beads
Divide 394 ÷ 5
78 r 4
Select all the expressions that are equal to 300
a) 1,200 ÷ 4
b) 24,000 ÷ 8
c) 1,800 ÷ 6
d) 150 ÷ 5
a and c
Dave has a board that is 29 inches long. He cuts the board into 4 equal pieces. How long will each piece be?
7 1/4 inches
There are 484 fourth grade students in St. Augustine with 6 tour groups. What is the best estimate of the number of fourth grade students in each tour group?
About 80 students per group
The distance from Columbus to Lexington is about 200 miles. Mrs. Potter’s goal is to drive to Lexington in 4 hours. How many miles does she need to drive each hour to meet her goal?
50 miles
Divide 796 ÷ 6
132 r 4
Solve 3,000 ÷ 5
600
Eight students can ride in a van. How many vans are needed for 29 students?
4 vans
There are 1,246 students at Longwood Elementary. There are four grade levels. About how many students are in each grade level?
About 300 students per grade level
Jerry needs 1,800 pennies to fill 6 jars. He will put an equal number of pennies in each jar. How many pennies will Jerry put in each jar? What basic fact did you use?
300 pennies
18 divided by 6
Divide 3,448 ÷ 4
862
Jasmine has four dozen eggs to make wedding cakes. Each cake requires 8 eggs. How many wedding cakes can Jasmine make?
6 wedding cakes
Mac has 40 ounces of juice. He pours 6 ounces in each glass. How many glasses can he fill?
6 glasses
There were 2,657 people who went to see the musical Annie. There were 3 performances of the musical. The number of audience members for each performance will be between which two numbers?
Between 800 and 900 people
The 5 fourth-grade classes at Brown Elementary raised a total of $2,462 to purchase playground equipment. Write and solve an equation that shows one way to estimate the amount raised by each class.
2,500 divided by 5= $500 per class
Divide 6,294 ÷ 7
899 r 1
There are 112 seats in the school auditorium. There are 7 seats in each row. There are 70 people seated, filling up full rows of seats. How many rows are empty?
6 rows
A sporting goods company can ship 6 footballs in each carton. How many cartons are need to ship all 75 footballs?
13 cartons