Question

Roger wants to find the quotient of 1,081 \div 23. He creates a table to show the products of 23 multiplied by different multiples of 10 .How can Roger use the table to estimate the quotient? What is the actual quotient?Use the drop-down menus to explain the method Roger can use.

Answer 1

• The number 1081 is between ,920 and 1150,

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• So the quotient is between ,40 and 50.

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• Because 1,081 is closer to ,1150 than to 920,, Roger knows that the quotient is closer to ,50 than to 40.

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• The best estimate for the quotient is ,50,.

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• The actual quotient is ,47,.