Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers
Dividing Decimals by Decimals
Annex
Word Problems...No Problem!
Vocab
100
7.2 ÷ 3
2.4
100
36.08 ÷ 8.2
4.4
100
0.9 ÷ 1.8 =
0.05
100
Isaiah, Nyesha, Campbell, and Markel went to the UCHS football game. Their total cost for the tickets and food was $23.98. If they split the cost equally, how much will each pay? Round to the nearest tenth.
5.995 = $6.00
100

The number being divided

What is the dividend?

200
14.9 ÷ 100
.149
200
10.79 ÷ 4.15
2.6
200
5.6 ÷ 0.014
400
200
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
200

The answer to a division problem.

What is the quotient?
300
8.53 ÷ 6
1.4
300
0.63 ÷ 0.001
630
300
62.4 ÷ 0.002
31200
300
A marathon race is 26.2 miles long. Lacey ran the marathon in 3.6 hours. On average, how many miles did she run per hour? Round to the nearest tenth.
7.3 mph
300

The number of times we are dividing the larger number in a division problem.

what is the divisor?

400
12.32 ÷ 22
0.6
400
16.24 ÷ 0.14
116
400
0.0025 ÷ 0.4
.00625
400
The Vielhaber family drove 315.5 miles for a soccer tournament and used 11.4 gallons of gas. How many miles did they get per gallon of gas? Round to the nearest hundredth.
27.6754... = 27.68 miles per gallon
400

When we find an approximate answer, we do this.

What is estimate?

500
1087.9 ÷ 46
23.7
500
2.07 ÷0.9
2.3
500
0.12 ÷ 0.15
.8
500
If a board 7.5 feet long is cut into 2.5 foot pieces, how many pieces will there be?
3
500

When we actually solve, we do find this.

What is an exact answer?
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