Jose had the following division problem for homework. What is the quotient?

Which division problem would have an estimated quotient of 15 if the divisor and dividend were rounded to the nearest whole number?




Gena and her friends each estimated the quotient of –137.56 divided by –6.12 using compatible numbers. Which shows the best estimate using compatible numbers?




Which division problem would have an estimated quotient of 3.5 if the divisor and dividend were rounded to the nearest whole number?




Mrs. Thomas has $71.00 to purchase bottles of juice for her class. If the bottles of juice cost $3.55 each, how many bottles can she buy?
Gena wants to estimate the quotient of –21.87 divided by 4.79. Which expression shows the estimate using front-end estimation?




Which problem can be solved by division of decimals?
Jo estimated the quotient of –41.71 divided by –6.03 by rounding each to the nearest integer. What is Jo’s error?

Sanya noticed that the temperature was falling at a steady rate of 1.4 degrees every hour after the time that she first checked her outdoor thermometer. By 6 a.m., the temperature had fallen 21 degrees. Which expression can you use to find how many hours earlier she had first checked the thermometer?




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