Dividing Decimals by Decimals
If a board 7.5 feet long is cut into 2.5 foot pieces, how many pieces will there be?
3 pieces
1.56 divided by 0.5
3.12
The Henry family drove 276.5 miles on the family vacation. They used 7.9 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon of gas did they get on the trip.
35 miles per gallon
0.35 ÷0.005
70
2.36 ÷ 0.5
4.72
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?
She ran 3.12 mph
0.14 ÷ 0.07
2
4.36÷0.5
8.72
Mrs. Phillips bought 1.5 pounds of ground beef from Kroger. She paid a total of $6.75 for the ground beef. What was the price per pound?
$4.50 per pound
Keira bought onions at $0.96 per pound. She paid $4.32 total. How many pounds did she buy?
4.5 pounds
2.07 ÷0.9
2.3
Wyatt had $73.85. He wants to divide this amount evenly between himself and four of his friends. How much should each person get?
14.77
Carlos is limiting his soda intake to 50.7 fluid ounces per week. Each bottle of soda holds 16.9 fluid ounces. How many bottles is he allowed to drink each week?
3 bottles