Dividing by Multiples of 10 and 100
Estimating Quotients
3 Digit / 1 Digit
4 Digit / 1 Digit
Word Problems
100

4,500 divided by 9

What is 500?

100

Use rounding to estimate

312 / 5

What is about 60?

100

616 / 8

What is 77?

100

6255 / 5

What is 1251?

100

PeeWee's family is planning a trip to Yosemite National Park.  The total driving distance is 750 miles.  They plan to travel an equal distance on each of 5 days.  How many miles will they drive each day?

What is 150 miles a day?

200

42,000 divided by 7

What is 600?

200
Use compatible numbers to estimate


477 / 6

What is about 80?

200

486 / 6

What is 81?

200

7244 / 4

What is 1811?

200

Mr. Pickle bought 7 copies of the same book for his book club.  The total number of pages is 1,645.  If each member of the book club read the entire book, how many pages did each of them read?

What is 235 pages?

300

7,200 divided by 6

What is 1200?

300

Use rounding to estimate

695 / 7

What is about 100?

300

139 / 4

What is 34 R3?

300

9957 / 2

What is 4978 R1?

300

There are 87 students attending a field trip.  One chaperone is needed for every 6 students.  How many chaperones are needed?

What are 15 chaperones? 

400

108,000 / 9

What is 12,000?

400
Use compatible numbers to estimate


545 / 8

What is about 70?

400

469 / 5

What is 93 R4?

400

6246 / 3

What is 2082?

400

A vase can hold 8 flowers.  If a florist had 753 flowers, how many vases would she need to hold all the flowers?

What is 95 vases?

500

2,000,000 / 4

What is 500,000?

500

Use compatible numbers to estimate

772 / 11

What is about 70?

500

828 / 9

What is 92?

500

5123 / 3

What is 1707 R2?

500

Mr. Yu bought 492 emoji stickers for Mrs. Yu.  If Mrs. Yu puts 5 stickers on each page of her sticker book, how many pages can she completely fill?

What is 98 pages?