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Estimate Decimal
To estimate with decimal Quotients
division, you can use rounding or
compatible numbers.
Estimate 28.4 ÷ 9.5.
One Way Another Way
Use rounding. Round to the nearest Use compatible numbers.
whole number.
28.4 ÷ 9.5 Write the original problem.
28.4 ÷ 9.5 Write the original
problem. 27 ÷ 9 = 3 Use compatible numbers.
28 ÷ 10 = 2.8 Round 28.4 to 28.
Round 9.5 to 10.
Leveled Practice In 1 and 2, complete the work to estimate each quotient.
1. Estimate 52.3 ÷ 11.4using rounding. 2. Estimate 52.3 ÷ 11.4using compatible
numbers.
52.3 ÷ 11.4 52.3 ÷ 11.4
52 ÷ 10 = 55 ÷ 11 =
In 3–11, estimate each quotient.
3. 25.1 ÷ 8 4. 59.67 ÷ 11.1 5. 82.77 ÷ 7.5
6. 496.3 ÷ 98 7. 1.76 ÷ 0.91 8. 13.07 ÷ 7.41
9. 41.3 ÷ 6.76 10. 81.4 ÷ 10.03 11. 384.4 ÷ 88.1
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12. Ms. Barton and three neighbors purchased 13. Is 100 a reasonable estimate for
a snowblower to share. The snowblower 915.25 ÷ 88.22? Explain.
cost $439.20. Describe how you can
estimate each person’s share of the cost.
14. Make Sense and Persevere Hodi is 15. On Monday, 3.11 inches of rain fell and
building a birdhouse. Each of the four on Tuesday, 0.81 inch of rain fell. On
walls of the birdhouse needs to be Wednesday, twice as much rain fell as
5.5 inches long. Hodi has a piece of on Tuesday. How much rain fell during
board that is 24.5 inches long. Is the the 3-day period?
board long enough to be cut into the four
walls of the birdhouse? Estimate using
compatible numbers.
16. Number Sense A veterinarian weighs 17. Higher Order Thinking Use estimation
three cats. The American Shorthair to decide which is the better value:
weighs 13.65 pounds. The Persian weighs 12 pairs of socks for $35.75 or 8 pairs of
13.07 pounds, and the Maine Coon socks for $31.15. Explain your answer.
weighs 13.6 pounds. List the cats in order
from least to greatest weight.
Assessment Practice
18. Elena wants to estimate 197.6 ÷ 5.48. 19. Connor cuts a board with a length of
Which number sentence shows the best 78.5 centimeters into four equal pieces.
way to estimate this quotient? Which is the best estimate for the length
of each piece?
𝖠 100 ÷ 5 = 20
𝖠 2 cm
𝖡 100 ÷ 10 = 10
𝖡 5 cm
𝖢 200 ÷ 5 = 40
𝖢 20 cm
𝖣 200 ÷ 10 = 20
𝖣 25 cm
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