Question

Use compatible numbers to estimate the quotient 5,514÷82

Answer 1

Answer:

70.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given  : 5,514÷82

To find : use compatible numbers to estimate the quotient .

Solution : We have given 5,514÷82

Step 1: Find compatible numbers.

Compatible number : Compatible numbers are numbers that are close to the numbers they're replacing that divide evenly into each other.

Here, 5, 514

Estimate of  5, 514  is 5600.

Now estimate of 82 is 80.

Step 2: Divide the 5600 ÷ 80.

Step 3 : Cancel out zeroes

560 ÷ 8.

70.

So, the estimate of  5,514÷82 is 70.

Therefore, 70.

Answer 2

The answer is 67 because 67 x 82 is 5,494 which us close to 5,514