Estimating Quotients Worksheet
Practice estimating quotients using compatible numbers and rounding for grade 5 math students.
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Estimating Quotients
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Read each question carefully and estimate the quotient. Show your work by writing the compatible numbers you used.
1. When estimating quotients, we often use numbers because they are easy to divide mentally.
2. To estimate 345 ÷ 6, we can think of ÷ 6, which is .
3. Rounding 1,287 to the nearest hundred gives us .
Estimate the quotient for each problem. Show the compatible numbers you used.
4. 478 ÷ 8
Compatible numbers: ÷ =
5. 621 ÷ 7
Compatible numbers: ÷ =
6. 1,530 ÷ 5
Compatible numbers: ÷ =
7. Which of the following is the best estimate for 789 ÷ 9?
80
90
100
70
8. True or False: A good estimate for 535 ÷ 6 is 90.
True
False
9. A school has 375 students and wants to divide them into 5 equal groups for a field trip. Estimate how many students will be in each group.
Compatible numbers: ÷ =
10. Sarah has 238 candies and wants to share them equally among her 4 friends. About how many candies will each friend get?
Compatible numbers: ÷ =