1. Why is 17 too small to be the quotient for 3,424/32?

Question

2.After a potluck dinner, there is 1/6 of a pumpkin pie and 1/3 of an apple pie left over. How much pie was left over in all?
3.Which of these numbers has the leasr value?
a. 189.62, b. 198.26, c.198.62, d. 189.26
4.Which number is a factor of 26? a. 2, b. 3, c.6, d. 16
5. Maria baked 24 cookies. She gave 4 to her neighbor. What fraction of her cookies did she give to her neighbor? Give your answer in the simpliest form.

Answer 1

1) Even if you don't want to actually solve 3424/32 (the answer is 107), you can estimate - 3000/30 is 100, so you have a good idea of the area that the quotient should be in.

2) There are 1/6 and 1/3 of a pie left.
1/6 + 1/3 = 1/6 + 2/6 = 3/6 or 1/2 of a pie left.

3) 189.62 has the lowest value.

4) 2 is a factor of 26 because 26 can be evenly divided by it- 26 divided by 2 is 13.

5) 4 of the 24 cookies is 4/24 of them
4/24 can be simplified by dividing the numerator and denominator by 4, giving you 1/6

Answer 2

1. because 17*32 is no where close to 3,424
2. 1/6+2/6=3/6=1/2 of a pie.
3. D
4. a. 2 is a factor of any even number
5. 4/24 = 1/6