Mathematics Grade 6 15 min

Estimate quotients: word problems

Estimate quotients: word problems

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1

A school has 418 students and 8 classes. About how many students are in each class?

2

A farmer collected 540 eggs. He puts them in cartons of 11. About how many cartons does he need?

3

A library has 889 books to put on 28 empty shelves. About how many books go on each shelf?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A baker made 203 cookies for 4 friends to share. About how many cookies does each friend get?
0.40
1.50
2.60
3.70
Easy
There are 358 stickers to be split among 9 students. About how many stickers does each student get?
0.30
1.40
2.50
3.60
Easy
A gardener has 150 seeds to plant in rows of 11. About how many rows can she plant?
0.15
1.20
2.25
3.30

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