Question

How do you estimate 3.24÷82

Answer 1

you would estimate 3 to a whole number and then divide

Answer 2

Think:

You have 3.24 dollars. You want to divide it to 82 people, so the rule is: If the divisor is greater than the dividend the quotient will be less than 1. The answer is 003951219512, so where should you place the decimal? Remember that the quotient will be less than 1, so the answer is 0.03951219512.

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