Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers
7.2 ÷ 3
2.4
287 Divided by 5
57.4
Isaiah, Alyssa, Campbell, and Gabby went to the BBCHS football game. Their total cost for the tickets and food was $24.56. If they split the cost equally, how much will each pay?
$6.14
1.56 divided by 0.5
3.12
14.9 ÷ 100
.149
285 divided by 4
71.25
A necklace is being made with beads that are 1.25 centimeters in diameter. The necklace is 30 centimeters long. How many beads are needed?
24
11.4 ÷ 19
0.6
8.53 ÷ 6
1.4
2.36 divided by 0.5
4.72
675 divided by 8
84.375
A marathon race is 1.56 miles long. Lacey ran the marathon in 0.5 hours. On average, how many miles did she run per hour? Round to the nearest tenth.
3.12 mph
Write two division expressions that have the same value as 61.12 divided by 3.2.
6.112 divided by .32. 611.2 divided by 32. 6,112 divided by 320 and more
12.32 ÷ 22
0.56
Explain why all these expressions have the same value.
4.5 divided by 0.09
45 divided by 0.9
450 divided by 9
4,500 divided by 90
The expressions all have the same value because the numerator and denominator are both being multiplied by 10 to get from one expression to the one below it.
1,234 divided by 5
246.8
The Smith family drove 3,500 miles for a soccer tournament and used 12.5 gallons of gas. How many miles did they get per gallon of gas?
280 miles per gallon
4.36 divided by 0.5
8.72
1087.9 ÷ 46
23.65
2.07 ÷0.9
2.3
SURPRISE. A student said, “To find the value of 109.2 divided by 6, I can divide 1,092 by 60.” Do you agree with her? Explain your reasoning.
As long as both dividend and divisor are multiplied by the same power of 10 (or just the same non-zero number), the quotient has the same value.
A standard sheet of paper in the United States is 11 inches long and 8 1/2 inches wide. Each inch is 2.54 centimeters. How wide is a standard sheet of paper in centimeters?
21.59 cm
0.0338 ÷ 1.3
0.026