Estimate the quotient Close to 0, Close to 1, Much larger than 1

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.7

• Closer to 0

• Closer to 1

• Much larger than 1

Answer explanation

When is divisor is close in size with the dividend, the quotient is close to 1.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

• Closer to 0

• Closer to 1

• Much larger than 1

Answer explanation

When the dividend is much larger than the divisor the quotient will be much larger than 1.

If you share 5000 candy bars with 99 people, you will get much more than a candy bar.

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

• Closer to 0

• Closer to 1

• Much larger than 1

Answer explanation

When the divisor is much larger than the dividend, the quotient is closer to 0. Think about sharing $25 with 250 people... You would not get much money at all ($0.10).

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

• Closer to 0

• Closer to 1

• Much larger than 1

Answer explanation

When is divisor is close in size with the dividend, the quotient is close to 1.

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

• Closer to 0

• Closer to 1

• Much larger than 1

Answer explanation

When the divisor is much larger than the dividend, the quotient is closer to 0.

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

• Closer to 0

• Closer to 1

• Much larger than 1

Answer explanation

When the dividend is much larger than the divisor the quotient will be much larger than 1.

If you broke $5 into nickels (0.05) you would have a lot of nickels. 100 to be exact.

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

• Closer to 0

• Closer to 1

• Much greater than 1

Answer explanation

When the divisor is much bigger than the dividend the quotient is closer to 0.

If you start with a 1/5 of a cake and share it equally with 20 people, each person is not going to get much of the cake (1 = the whole cake).

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

CCSS.5.NF.B.7