Lesson 16 Reason About Quotients

    • Let’s apply what we know about division to make sure our answers make sense.

Warm-up Estimation Exploration: How Many One Fifths?

Record an estimate that is:

too low

about right

too high

Activity 1 Greater Than or Less Than 1

  1. Without finding the value of the expressions, write each expression under the correct category.

    The value of the expression is less than 1

    The value of the expression is greater than 1

  2. Explain your strategy for determining whether a quotient is less than 1 or greater than 1.

Activity 2 Estimate and Divide

  1. Without finding the value of the expressions, put the expressions in order from least to greatest.

  2. Choose 2 expressions and find the value of the expressions.

Practice Problem

Problem 1

Find the value of each expression. Explain or show your reasoning.