6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

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Estimate to place the decimal point in the quotient.

1. 29.52
   7.2 41 2. 18.7
   5.5 34 3. 49.6
   8  62


2. 38.13
   15.5 246 5. 40.18
   19.6 205 6. 225.15
   7.5 3002


3. 396.5
   12.2 325 8. 9.21
   7.5 1228 9. $37.75
   5 $755

Estimate Decimal Quotients

Think

8 0.16

Think

0.16 8

The fabric Hannah needs costs $4.65 per yard.

She has $23.50. About how many yards of

fabric can she buy?

To find about how many yards Hannah

can buy, estimate: $23.50
$4.65.

Use compatible numbers to estimate the quotient

of two decimals (or two money amounts):

Write the nearest compatible whole $23.50 $24

numbers for the dividend and the divisor. 0 $4.65 0 $4

Divide. $24
$4 6

She can buy about 6 yards of fabric.

Compare the dividend and the divisor to help

estimate a quotient if it is greater than or less than 1.

DividendDivisor Quotient 1

8 
0.16 8 
0.16 1

DividendDivisor Quotient 1

0.16
 8 0.16
 8  1

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