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Estimate the quotient 63.5 divided by 5

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dividing by 5 is equivalent to dividing by 10 and then multiplying by 2.
therefore:

63.5/5 = (63.5/10) * 2 = 6.35 * 2 =12.70 which rounds to 13.
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