SOLUTION: Estimate the quotient 6,502/9

Question 987064: Estimate the quotient 6,502/9
Found 3 solutions by Boreal, josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by Boreal(15235)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Several approaches.
divide it by 10, 11% (1/9) too big, and you get 650.2 Quotient is larger, but it is difficult to get a sense how much.
realize that 9 goes into 63 7 times, so it goes into 6300 700 times. There are 200 left, and you guess maybe 20, since 9 *20=180, and you say a little more than 720.
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Actual answer is 722 4/9
Answer by josgarithmetic(39625)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Answer by MathTherapy(10555)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Estimate the quotient 6,502/9

Rounding 6,502 to the nearest thousands (7,000), and 9 to the nearest tens (10), we get: for an estimated quotient of:
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