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

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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
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