Exploring Division Estimates Using Compatible Numbers
Exploring Division Estimates Using Compatible Numbers
Explore how adjusting numbers can create division expressions with whole-number quotients. Compare different estimates to find values close to a given quotient.
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Open-ended question 1
If you round one number up, would you get a closer estimated quotient if you round the other number up or down?
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Open-ended question 2
If you round one number down, would you get a closer estimated quotient if you round the other number up or down?
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Open-ended question 3
When the numbers are closer to the original numbers, is the estimated quotient closer or further from the actual quotient?
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