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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 <em>very</em> close to 595. So if we divide 600 by 25, we can get a rough estimate of what 595 divided by 25 is.
$\frac{600}{25} = 6* \frac{100}{25} = 6* 4=24$

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You convert a decimal to a fraction by putting the digits to the right of the decimal point over "1" followed by the same number of zeros. (Most folks learn this in 3rd or 4th grade.)

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