MATHEMATICS 4 UNIT 1

LESSON 20

Estimating the Quotient of 3- to 4- Digit Dividends

By 1- to 2- Digit Divisors

MRS. MARVIE T. BLANCO

FOUR-KINDNESS
URDANETA I CENTRAL SCHOOL
URDANETA CITY,PANGASINAN
Tell the value of the underlined digit and then
round it.
Do you love surprises?
When do you give a
surprise to your loved
ones?
How do you feel when
you see in their faces
that they like your
surprise?
 Leomar wants to surprise
his mother on her coming
birthday next month. He
wants to give her a bag
worth ₱ 475 as a gift. If he
plans to save ₱ 19 a day,
about how many days will
he need to save to be able
to buy the gift?
What kind
of son is What are the
Leomar? given facts?
What is asked
Do you in the problem?
also give What
surprises operations are
to your you going to
parents? use?
Why do Do we need the
you want exact/actual
answer in the
to surprise problem ? What
them? word/s suggest
Do you that we need
also save only to
 Performing the Activities
Estimating is an educated guess. There are times when an
estimate is needed and not the actual one.
Solution to the problem.

So, Leomar needs about 25 days to save to be able to

buy the gift.
There are times when compatible numbers
Are used to estimate quotients.
Example.
 How Processing
is estimation done in the solution we
the Activities
have in the problem?
What was done first to the divisor and
dividend?
Then, what was cancelled in the rounded
divisor and dividend?
Then, what was done next?
Let us compare the actual answer to the estimated one

• Are the quotients the same or different?

• How near or far is the estimated answer to
the actual one?
• What will you do if the estimated answer is
too large or small compared to the actual
one?
 There are times that the
estimated answer is too
large or small if we round
both the divisor and the
dividend to the highest place
value. One way to make our
estimated answer
reasonable or close to the
exact answer is by using
compatible numbers.
 Study the solutions below

Rounding Method Compatible Number Method Actual Answer

 Answer: He needs 70 baskets with 24 pieces
each and one basket with 14 mangoes. If the
compatible method is used, he needs about
80 baskets. If the rounding method is used,
he needs about 100 baskets.

Which of the two estimates is closer

to the actual answer?
About 80 baskets is the closer
estimate to the actual answer
 Get Moving
A.In your notebook, estimate the
following using the Rounding Method:
1] 573÷6=
2] 8501÷9=
3] 8645÷32=
4] 2926÷47=
5] 4108÷82=
B. Estimate the following using
the Compatible Number Method:
1] 36 200÷56=
2] 3 209÷18=
3] 4 567÷93=
4] 7 331÷34=
5] 9 536÷16=
 KEEP MOVING
Estimate then, choose the most
ppropriate answer.
 GENERALIZATION
To estimate quotients, round
the divisor to the highest place
value and use compatible numbers
for the dividend to divide. This
will make your estimated
quotients reasonable.
 Apply Your Skills
A. Estimate the answers to the following.

1. About how many 23s are there in 4323?

2. About how many 52s are there in 1322?
3. About how many dozens are there in 105 pieces?
4. About how many minutes are there in 3578 seconds?
5. About how many 26s are there in 5889?
 Apply Your Skills
B. Use estimation to tell whether the exact
quotient is less than or greater than the given
number.
1. 1920 ÷ 6 < 300 or > 300?
2. 2040 ÷ 5 < 300 or > 300?
3. 3473 ÷ 5 < 400 or > 400?
4. 367 ÷ 7 < 50 or > 50?
5. 6575 ÷ 8 < 800 or > 800?
 Apply Your Skills
B. Answer the following problems

1. Which is a better buy. 1 box of 6 pencils at ₱ 27 or 1 pencil at ₱

5 each? Why?
2. If a kilogram of siniguelas costs ₱ 60, about how many
kilograms can you buy with your ₱ 200?
3. Which would you buy, 1 kilogram of powdered detergent at ₱
280 or 6 small packs of 54 grams of the same detergent at ₱
94? Why?
Find the estimated quotient.
Estimate the quotient by rounding method.