Estimating Integer Multiplication and Division Problems

A farmer has 120 apples. He wants to pack them into boxes with 8 apples each. How many boxes will he need? Use estimation to check your answer.

• 18

• 15

• 12

• 10

A school has 250 students. If each class has 25 students, how many classes are there? Estimate the number of classes first.

• 10

• 15

• 8

• 12

A baker made 48 cookies and wants to divide them equally among 6 friends. How many cookies will each friend get? Use estimation to verify your answer.

• 8

• 10

• 12

• 6

A toy store has 150 toys. If they sell 15 toys each day, how many days will it take to sell all the toys? Estimate the number of days needed.

• 25 days

• 10 days

• 20 days

• 5 days

A library has 300 books. If they want to arrange them in shelves with 15 books each, how many shelves do they need? Use estimation to check your work.

• 25

• 15

• 20

• 30

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 12 flowers in each row. How many flowers did the gardener plant in total? Estimate the total number of flowers first.

• 70

• 50

• 80

• 60

A pizza shop sells 4 types of pizzas. If each type has 10 slices, how many slices are there in total? Use estimation to confirm your answer.

• 20 slices

• 30 slices

• 40 slices

• 50 slices

A factory produces 240 toys in a day. If they work for 5 days, how many toys do they produce in total? Estimate the total production first.

• 1200 toys

• 800 toys

• 1000 toys

• 1500 toys

A group of friends bought 36 cupcakes. If they want to share them equally among 9 friends, how many cupcakes will each friend get? Use estimation to check your answer.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

A bookstore has 180 books. If they want to display them on 12 shelves equally, how many books will go on each shelf? Estimate the number of books per shelf first.

• 10

• 15

• 12

• 20