Divide by Decimals
If I divide 46.93 / 12.3 how many times will I move each decimal?
1 time each
Kelly earned $9.36 from recycling cans. If she got $0.72 per pound, how many pounds of cans did Kelly recycle?
13 pounds
What is my quotient? How many groups did I make?
2
65.12 / 0.8
81.4
Micah hiked a total of 21.7 miles in 6.2 hours. How many miles did Micah hike each hour?
3.5 miles per hour
What is the value of what I am dividing apart?
0.9
9.87 / 0.21
47
A train traveling across a state stops for 0.25 hour to let passengers on and off at each station. If the train stops for a total of 4.5 hours, what equation can be used to find how many stations the train stops at?
18 stations
What is the value of each group?
0.5
243 / 3.6
67.5
George needs 44 feet of border to put around his flower bed. Each section of border measures 3.2 feet long. How many sections of border does George need?
13.75 sections
What is my equation? See Ms. Carlson's drawing.
1.2 / 0.4 = 3
A dripping faucet loses 1.4 liters of water every hour. How many hours will it take for the dripping faucet to fill a 37.94-liter bucket?
27.1 hours
Store A has 6 cans of soup on sale for $8.76. Store B has 7 cans of soup on sale for $9.10. Which store has the better sale on soup?
A = $1.46, B = $1.30, so B has the better sale on soup
What is my equation? See Ms. Carlson's drawing.
1.8 / 0.3 = 6