Question

How do you use compatible numbers to estimate the quotient $595 divided by 25

Answer 1

Well, 25 certainly doesn't divide evenly into 595, but it does divide into 600, which is very close to 595. So if we divide 600 by 25, we can get a rough estimate of what 595 divided by 25 is.

`(600)/(25) = 6* (100)/(25) = 6* 4=24`