ISEE Lower Level Math : How to divide

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Example Question #61 : How To Divide

A total of 318 cookies will be divided evenly among 12 friends? Which expression gives the best estimate of the total amount of cookies each person would get?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the correct solution to this question we must identify what the question is asking.

Which expression gives the best estimate of the total amount of cookies each person would get?

The word "estimate" means we want to find a approximate value and not the true value. Lets look at the numberator and denominator and round each one.

For the numerator, since  we want to round up. Therefore .

For the denominator, since  we want to round down. Therefore .

Using compatible numbers would be the correct estimate.

Example Question #62 : How To Divide

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

First you see how many times  goes into .  

It goes in  times

 

with a remainder of  

.  

You then bring down the  to get .  

 goes into   times evenly.  

So you put the  and  together to get your answer of .

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