Free Printable Estimating Division worksheets [PDF]

Last Updated on October 23, 2023 by Editorial Team

Why do I need to learn estimating division? My answer is – to pick the most realistic and reasonable answer from the options provided. Often we come across multiple-choice questions where different options are provided. By those questions, the examiner just wants to evaluate your estimation skills.

In real-life instances too, estimation proves to be a dependable skill for making correct choices among the options provided. That is why I suggest making the best use of the learning phase or school phase and doing as many worksheets for estimating division as possible.

Types of division-based problems possible to solve with estimation

Division involving whole numbers is the easiest to estimate and is done the most often. Other types of problems one can solve by estimating are:

• Estimation of the division of decimals: Rounding off the decimal numbers to the nearest whole numbers and then doing division mentally can give you the approximate quotient closest to the correct answer
• Finding the most approximate remainder: When two whole numbers are divided, one can do the mental math to find the remainder if the number is not completely divisible
• Confirming the correctness of quotient by multiplication method: It is also one of the methods where the divisor and quotient are multiplied to find if the process of division is done correctly. The product equals the dividend, which shows that division is done correctly.
• Problems involving division of fractions: Quotients less than one can be estimated using division involving fractions. Mostly, fractions are telling about the relationship between the part and the whole. So, estimating fractions can help find the approximate value of a quantity, height, volume, etc.

How does learning estimation of division help in daily life?

Division means breaking any quantity into equal parts. Estimating promotes the computation of probabilistic prospects which adds to the skill of accurate measuring and helps ascertain its reasonability. Also, this math skill has many real-life uses. Practically, it is not possible to carry a calculator all the time and find quotients; it is where the estimation steps in and provides support in the following ways:

• Helps students cross-check the reasonability of the answer selected
• Helps architects find the approximate height of the floors of a building
• Helps in finding the approximate quantities to be distributed among a group
• Helps in finding the approximate number of days and finding reasonable values like work done per hour, part of the project completed per day, etc. to decide the remuneration of workers.

Thus, estimating is a practical intelligence that anyone requires right from childhood to adult life. If you are looking for some more practice materials, refer to the worksheets for the estimating division enlisted below. These worksheets cover various aspects of attaining proficiency in finding estimated quotients, and remainders. You can download a free printable PDF version from the links given.

Free Printable Estimating Division worksheet 1 [PDF]Download

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Free Printable Estimating Division worksheet 2 [PDF]Download

Free Printable Estimating Division worksheet 4 [PDF]Download

Why use division estimation worksheets?

Division is a basic skill to be learned after having mastered other operations like addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc. While division manipulatives teach the dividing activity the practical way, worksheets help strengthen conceptual learning. The worksheets for estimating division are helpful in learning:

• Single, double, and triple-digit divisions closest to the round figure
• Rounding to the nearest ten
• Rounding any figure to the closest fraction
• Rounding decimals to two places or three places to the nearest whole number quotients

How to make estimation division problem worksheets interesting?

Worksheets for division estimation are proven materials for practice, agreed! However, the very purpose of the worksheets will be defeated if students find them burdensome. So, it is better to adopt some teaching strategies to enhance the impact of worksheets^[1]. A few must-try strategies are:

• Choose worksheet challenge according to the grade: Teachers can select worksheets grade-wise. Worksheets for 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, and others are the common classifications you can find for the purpose. This collection is designed to ensure that the challenges of the worksheet are at par with the proficiency attained. Too easy or too tough a challenge can distract the students from practicing on worksheets.
• Give a demonstration to solve worksheets: Showing how to solve worksheets makes it easy for the students to learn the concept better. They develop a sense of comfort and become more confident in solving them.
• Give the challenge of solving worksheets the fastest: A sense of competition introduces a fun element into the solving process, and engages learners deeply.

References

1. İnan, Cemil & Erkuş, Serdar. (2017). The Effect of Mathematical Worksheets Based on Multiple Intelligences Theory on the Academic Achievement of the Students in the 4th Grade Primary School. Universal Journal of Educational Research. 5. 1372-1377. 10.13189/ujer.2017.050810.

Manpreet Singh

An engineer, Maths expert, Online Tutor and animal rights activist. In more than 5+ years of my online teaching experience, I closely worked with many students struggling with dyscalculia and dyslexia. With the years passing, I learned that not much effort being put into the awareness of this learning disorder. Students with dyscalculia often misunderstood for having  just a simple math fear. This is still an underresearched and understudied subject. I am also the founder of Smartynote -‘The notepad app for dyslexia’, 

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