Estimation Division

Compatible numbers are:

• Fake numbers
• Numbers you make up
• Numbers that help make math easier and are friendly
• Numbers that hold hands

Erin has 598 goldfish to split between 22 fish tanks. About how many goldfish are in each tank? Choose the best answer

• 3 goldfish in each tank
• 20 goldfish in each tank
• 12 goldfish in each tank
• 30 goldfish in each tank

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Estimate the quotient. Choose the best answer.
234 ÷ 41 =

• 60
• 40
• 6
• 12

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Rocco has 289 stuffed animals. He has 9 bins to put all of his stuffed animals in. About how many stuffed animals will go in each bin? Choose the best answer.

• 160 bins
• 10 bins
• 30 bins
• 18 bins

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

Betty made $159 by selling 75 bracelets. Each bracelet costs the same. About how much did each bracelet cost?

• 5
• 4
• 3
• 2

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

CCSS.4.OA.A.3

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Use compatible numbers to solve. 
287/42=?

• 7
• 70
• 8
• 80

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CCSS.4.NBT.B.6

When estimating 372 divided by 41, it should be changed to

• 400 divided by 40
• 360 divided by 40
• 370 divided by 50
• 300 divided by 50

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

There are 82 students and 4 teachers. If the students are split into class as evenly as possible, about how many students are in a class?

• 20
• 25
• 30
• 86

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

When estimating 278 divided by 31, what would be the best numbers to change 278 and 31 to

• 300 divided by 30
• 27 divided by 3
• 270 divided by 30
• 300 divided by 20

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

When estimating with division, you should

• find compatible numbers closest to the original numbers and divide
• Round to the nearest ten and divide no matter what
• just divide
• ?

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7