Worksheets2.5 Estimating with Two Digit Divisors
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
A meteoroid travels 18 miles per second and is 2,863 miles away from the moon. Estimate how long it will take the meteoroid to reach the moon.
120 seconds
200 seconds
150 seconds
280 seconds
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A playground is 5,583 feet away from Jake’s house. Jake runs 17 feet per second. Which is the best estimate of the amount of time it will take Jake to run to the park?
5,000 ÷ 20 = 260 seconds
6,000 ÷ 20 = 300 seconds
6,000 ÷ 10 = 600 seconds
5,000 ÷ 10 = 500 seconds
Multi-Step
At an orchard, 486 green apples are to be organized into 12 green baskets, and 633 red apples are to be organized into 31 red baskets. Use estimation to decide which color basket has more apples. About how many apples are in each basket of that color?
red basket, 50 apples
green basket: 20 apples
red basket, 20 apples
green basket: 50 apples
Anik built a tower of cubes. It was 594 millimeters tall. The height of each cube was 17 millimeters. About how many cubes did Anik use?
10
300
30
16
Use compatible numbers to estimate.
7,233 ÷ 84
8500 ÷ 85 = 100
7,200 ÷ 90 = 80
7,200 ÷ 80 = 90
Use compatible numbers to estimate.
568 ÷ 34
570 ÷ 30 = 19
600 ÷ 30 = 20
500 ÷ 50 = 100
Use compatible numbers to estimate.
4,479 ÷ 89
4,500 ÷ 90 = 50
4,400 ÷ 90 = 50
4,000 ÷ 100 = 40
Use compatible numbers to estimate.
1,847 ÷ 24
2500 ÷ 25 = 100
1,850 ÷ 20 = 92.5
1,800 ÷ 20 = 90
Alec needs to save $376. He plans to rake fall leaves for $12 per lawn. Using compatible numbers, write an estimate that shows the number of lawns he will need to rake.
$400÷$10
$370÷$12
Mr. Rodriguez’s construction company built an office building that is 1,848 feet tall. Each floor of the building is 14 feet high. About how many floors are in the building? Write an estimate.
1850 ÷ 10 = 185
1,800 ÷ 15 = 120
Which number sentence with compatible numbers is the most reasonable estimate of the quotient for 478 ÷ 47?
500 ÷ 25 = 20
500 ÷ 50 = 10
400 ÷ 50 = 8
600 ÷ 40 = 15
Leo has 279 comic books in his collection. He puts 34 comic books in each box. About how many boxes of comic books does Leo have?
6
11
9
5
Multi-Step
At the recycling center, 394 cans are to be organized into 10 green bins, and 560 bottles are to be organized into 12 blue bins. Use estimation to decide which type of bin has more items. About how many items are in this bin? A B C D
blue bin, 60
blue bin, 40
green bin, 60
green bin, 40
Multi-Step
Farmer Theo sells cases of chicken eggs with 30 dozen eggs in a case. If he has 9,370 eggs, about how many cases of eggs does he have?
20
17
30
35
When we estimate quotients we ______.
use compatible numbers.
round.
The answer to a division question is the ___________.
sum
quotient
product
difference
Cameron wants to buy a bike for $268. He saves $53 each month from his job. Which is the best estimate of the number of months it will take him to save enough to buy the bike?
150 ÷ 50 = 3 months
300 ÷ 60 = 5 months
300 ÷ 50 = 6 months
240 ÷ 60 = 4 months
The Alam family has saved $260 to spend on entertainment activities for one week. They want to spend about the same amount of money each day. Which is the best estimate of how much they can spend each day?
$280 ÷ 7 = $40
$260 ÷ 10 = $26
$240 ÷ 6 = $40
$270 ÷ 9 = $30
