Section 1
Rounding to Estimate Quotients
Property
To estimate a quotient using rounding, round the dividend and the divisor to nearby whole numbers or other numbers that are easy to work with. Then, divide the rounded numbers.
Property.
Section 1
Rounding to Estimate Quotients
To estimate a quotient using rounding, round the dividend and the divisor to nearby whole numbers or other numbers that are easy to work with. Then, divide the rounded numbers.
Section 2
Estimate Decimal Quotients Using Compatible Numbers
To estimate a decimal quotient, round the dividend and divisor to compatible numbers. Compatible numbers are numbers that are close to the original numbers and are easy to compute with mentally, often using basic facts.
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Section 1
Rounding to Estimate Quotients
To estimate a quotient using rounding, round the dividend and the divisor to nearby whole numbers or other numbers that are easy to work with. Then, divide the rounded numbers.
Section 2
Estimate Decimal Quotients Using Compatible Numbers
To estimate a decimal quotient, round the dividend and divisor to compatible numbers. Compatible numbers are numbers that are close to the original numbers and are easy to compute with mentally, often using basic facts.