How Do You Estimate a Quotient Using Compatible Numbers?

How Do You Estimate a Quotient Using Compatible Numbers?

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Sometimes you don't need to find an exact answer to a problem, and an approximation will work just fine. In this tutorial, see how to estimate the quotient of a division problem by first finding compatible numbers. Take a look!

Keywords:

  • quotient
  • compatible number
  • compatible
  • number
  • rounding
  • high
  • low

Background Tutorials

  • Dividing Integers

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      What's a Dividend and What's a Divisor?

      When you do division problems, you need to know the vocabulary that people use to describe what number is being divided, and what number is doing the dividing. This tutorial will help you keep that vocabulary straight!

  • Divisibility

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      What Does Divisibility Mean?

      Divisibility is an important part of math. When you're finding the factors of a number, you need to figure out what numbers you number is divisible by. Take a look at this tutorial and learn about divisibility!