Estimate!
Estimate the quotient for
21.4 ÷ 6.9
21 ÷ 7 = 3
8.373 ÷ 101 = ?
0.8373
A candle burns 0.25 inch per hour. How long will it take a 15-inch candle to completely burn?
It will take the 15-inch candle 60 hours to burn completely.
Jaden has $1.20. He was able to buy 6 gumballs with all his money. How much did each gumball cost?
Each gumball cost $0.20.
Joe ran 4.8 miles total. If he ran 1.2 miles each day, how many days did he go running?
He went running 4 days.
Where does the decimal point in the quotient belong?
140.25 ÷ 5 = 2 8 0 5
28.05
Jacob has a jar full of dimes. The total amount of money in his jar is $45.60. How many dimes does he have?
He has 456 dimes.
Jonny has eight dollars. If each CD costs $0.25, how many CD's can Jonny buy?
Jonny can buy 32 CD's.
Ella spends $1.20 on cupcakes. If she bought 12 cupcakes, how much did each cupcake cost?
Each cupcake cost $0.10.
Barbaera the Barbarian has $8.10 to spend. She wants to buy swords that cost $0.09. How many swords can she buy?
She can buy 90 swords.
Estimate the quotient of 42 ÷ 2.8
42 ÷ 3 = 14
Use mental math to find the quotient of
567.8 ÷ 100
5.678
Tod wants to buy erasers and he only has $12. If each eraser costs $0.10, how many erasers can he buy?
Tod can buy 120 erasers.
Dinosaur Doug has $14.40. He wants to split it with twelve different people. How much money will each person get?
Each person will get $1.20.
Barbara spent $5.60 on markers. If each marker costs $0.70, how many markers did she buy?
She bought 8 markers.
Alex and his three friends purchased a snow blower to share. If the snow blower costs $439.20, about how much will each person pay?
$440 ÷ 4 = $110
Each friend will pay about $110.
If Cody says that 6453.4 ÷ 103 = 64.534, but Samantha says that 6453.4 ÷ 103 = 6.4534. Who is correct and why?
Samantha is correct because 103 is the same as saying you are dividing by 1000. Therefore, the decimal would have to move to the left 3 places.
Joseph is weaving a ceremonial Native American sash. The sash will be 8 feet long when it is completed. Joseph wants to add a diamond shape every 0.4 feet along the sash. How many diamonds will the sash have when it is completed?
The sash will have 20 diamonds when it is finished.
Jay and his four friends bought a batch of cookies that cost $2.50. If they split the cost evenly, how much will each person pay?
Bugs Bunny can run 5.20 miles in an hour. He stops to eat a carrot every 0.04 miles. How many carrots does Bugs Bunny eat?
He can eat 130 carrots in an hour.
Mauricio scored a total of 34.42 points in five gymnastics events. Which number sentence shows how you would estimate Mauricio's average score?
a. 35 ÷ 5 = 7
b. 30 ÷ 10 = 3
c. 35 ÷ 7 = 5
d. 40 ÷ 10 = 4
a. 35 ÷ 5 = 7
In which of the following equations does n=102 ?
a. 1946.8 ÷ n = 1.9468
b. 61.5 ÷ n = 0.615
c. 11.73 ÷ n = 0.01173
d. 4.12 ÷ n = 0.412
b. 61.5 ÷ n = 0.615
Madelena is making six personal pizzas. If she expects 1.5 pizzas to serve 1 friend. How many friends can she share with if she wants to eat pizza as well?
She can share with 3 friends if she is eating too. For a total of 4 people eating pizza.
Jeff spent $2.40 on chewy jolly ranchers. If he bought 6 chewy jolly ranchers, how much did each jolly rancher cost?
Each jolly rancher cost $0.40.
Sophia and Kacey went to Little Cesars. Each slice of pizza they bought cost $0.80. If they spent $9.60, how many slices did they buy?
They can buy 12 slices of pizza.