6th Grade Math Textbook, Progress

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Compare the dividend and the divisor to determine whether the quotient

is less than 1or is greater than 1.Write ,or .. Then find the quotient.

1. 
   ^67
   
   ^37
   1 2.
   ^25
   
   ^45
   1 3.
   ^13
   
   110
   1 4.
   115
   
   112
   1


2. 
   ^37
   
   131
   1 6.
   ^45
   
   ^49
   1 7.
   ^23
   
   ^34
   1 8.
   ^78
   
   ^56
   1


3. 
   ^59
   
   178
   1 10.
   ^13
   ^76 
   152
   1 11.
   ^112
   ^1 
   ^37
   1 12.
   ^49
   
   190
   1


4. 
   ^37
   1 14.  1 15.  1 16.  1

Estimate. Round each mixed number to the nearest

compatible whole number.

17. 8
    
    1
    3
    ^1
    

5

6 
 18.^9 

3

4 
^4 

3

4 
 19.^11 ^1 

7

8 
 20.^17 ^2 

1

4 

21. 6
    
    1
    8
    ^9
    

2

5 
 22.^3 

8

9 
^12 

1

9 
 23.^11 

1

2 


1

1

1

2 
 24. 

7

8 
^9 

1

2 

Compare. Write,or.. Use estimation to help you.

25. 3 
    112
    1 26.
    ^12
    
    ^37
    1 27. 2 
    110
    
    110
     2


26. 9 3 9 3
    ^13
    29.
    ^78
     1
    ^12
    1
    ^12
    
    ^78
    30. 10
    ^56
     2
    ^38
    9
    ^56
     1
    ^38
    


27. If 2
    
    7
    9
    yd of material is cut into 32. A piece of wire
    

3

5 
yd long is to be cut

5 pieces of the same length, into 6 pieces of the same length.

about how long is each piece? About how long is each piece?

33. About how much will each person get if 10 people
    share 12
    ^12
    qt of strawberries equally?


34. When the dividend stays the same and the divisor increases,
    what happens to the quotient?


35. Write in your Math Journal whether your conclusion in exercise 34
    is true for whole numbers, decimals, and fractions. Explain.

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