estimate each quotient 246.78/83?

about 240/80 or 3

246.78/ 83

250

To estimate the quotient of 246.78 divided by 83, you can round both numbers to the nearest whole number and then divide them.

First, round 246.78 to the nearest whole number. Since the decimal part is 0.78, which is greater than or equal to 0.5, we round up the whole number to 247.

Next, round 83 to the nearest whole number, which is simply 83 since it is already a whole number.

Now, divide 247 by 83: 247 ÷ 83 = 2.9759036...

Since we are estimating, we will round the decimal part to one or two decimal places. In this case, let's round to two decimal places, so the estimated quotient is 2.98.

Therefore, the estimated quotient of 246.78 divided by 83 is 2.98.