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The answer to a division problem is known as the quotient.
Always
18 ÷ 100
0.18
0.12 ÷ 0.15
.8
Isaiah, Nyesha, Campbell, and Markel went to the UCHS football game. Their total cost for the tickets and food was $23.94. If they split the cost equally, how much will each pay?
$5.99
The number that you are dividing by is called the dividend.
Never: The number that you are dividing by is called the divisor.
To divide a number by a power of 10, you move the decimal to the ...
left
0.9 ÷ 1.8 =
0.05
A necklace is being made with beads that are 1.2 centimeters in diameter. The necklace is 30 centimeters long. How many beads are needed?
25
You swoop decimals in the dividend.
Sometimes: You swoop a decimal in the dividend if you swoop the decimal in the divisor.
49.3 ÷ 104
0.00493
5.6 ÷ 0.014
400
A marathon race is 26.2 miles long. Lacey ran the marathon in 3.6 hours. How many miles did she run per hour? Round to the nearest hundredth.
7.28 mph
You can divide with a decimal in the divisor.
Never: Swoop the decimal in the divisor to make it a whole number.
Te same cafe uses 18.5 cups of flour to make 100 servings of pancakes. How many cups of flour are in one serving of pancakes?
0.185 cups
62.4 ÷ 0.02
3,120
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
When dividing decimals by a power of 10, you move the decimal right the same number of places as 0s in the power of 10.
Never! Move the decimal to the left.
327.9 ÷______ = 0.03729
10,000 or 104
0.0025 ÷ 0.4
.00625
Mike has a 15 foot board. He needs to cut it into pieces that are 1.2 feet long. How many pieces will mike be able to cut for his project using a 15 foot board?
12