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Holly checked her answer to a division problem by estimating the quotient. Which is the best estimation of the quotient?

23.564 divided by 5.97
4
5
6
7

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Answer:

A 4

Explanation:

User MrLore
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Answer: 4

Try just dividing 23/5 and you’d get 4 something. But since 5.97 is close to 6 you can also mentally divide 23/6 and get 3something (it’d be really close to 4)



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