Grade 6 Mathematics · Strand 1: Numbers · Division
Estimating Quotients
A short Grade 6 Mathematics lesson for the CBE curriculum, part of Numbers: Division. Learn it on any phone with notes and slides, then check yourself with a quick quiz and earn XP. This lesson is free.
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1. Estimate 1,196 \div 41 by rounding both numbers to the nearest ten.
- A. 3
- B. 30
- C. 300
- D. 40
2. What is 3,847 rounded to the nearest ten?
- A. 3,840
- B. 3,800
- C. 3,850
- D. 3,900
3. What do we call the result obtained after dividing one number by another?
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4. A pupil works out 4,820 \div 79 and gets 600. Which statement shows how to check this answer?
- A. It is reasonable because 4,820 is a big number
- B. It is unreasonable because 4,800 \div 80 = 60, so 600 is ten times too large
- C. It is unreasonable because 4,800 \div 80 = 6, so 600 is too small
- D. It is reasonable because 79 is close to 80
5. A trader in Kisumu shares 718 kg of rice equally among 22 sacks. Estimate the mass in each sack by rounding both numbers to the nearest ten.
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- Finding Lowest Common Multiple for Fractions
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