LESSON 4 Estimating Quotients

Solve the following problems. Show how you checked to see if your answer is reasonable.

1. Five parents made 206 popcorn balls to sell at the school fair. Each parent made about the same number. How many popcorn balls did each parent make?
2. The boys and girls decorated the tables with balloons. They used 183 balloons for 9 tables. They wanted to put the same number on each table. How many balloons did they put on each table?
3. A marching band has 200 members. The band members march in rows of nine. Estimate about how many rows of band members there are.
4. A basketball league raised about $2200 for uniforms. If the money is shared equally among the seven teams in the league, estimate about how much money each team can spend on uniforms.
5. 71 students from Bessie Coleman School are going to go on the giant Ferris wheel ride. Each car holds six people. How many cars will the students need so that they all can ride?
6. Seven girls have been selling cookies to raise money to go to camp. They will split the money they raise equally. Together they have raised $468. About how much money will each girl get?

Use the Using Multiplication Facts to Estimate pages in your Student Activity Book to practice estimating quotients.