Bennet Method
Decimals by Whole Number
Decimal by Decimal
Word Problem
Dividend, Divisor or Quotient
100

360 ÷ 15

24

100

2.4 ÷  4

0.6

100

1.6 ÷ 0.8

2

100

Lebron James ran 2.4 miles over the course of 3 days. If he ran an equal amount each day, how much of a mile did he run each day? 

0.8

100

32 ÷ 8 = 4

The 4 is the...

Quotient

200

282÷ 47

6

200

1.2 ÷  3

0.4

200

2.5÷ 0.5

5

200

Mrs. Dean bought 2.4 pound of skittles from the candy store at the mall. She bough exactly 0.2 pounds of each of her favorite flavors. How many favorite flavors does she have? 

12

200

27 ÷ 9 = 3

The 9 is the...

Divisor

300

10602÷ 31

342

300

0.36 ÷ 6

0.06

300

57 ÷ 5.7

You may need to use the Bennett Method

10

300

A box of donuts costs $3.60. If there are half a dozen donuts in the box, how much does each donut cost? 

$0.60

300

102 ÷ 2 = 51

The 102 is the...

Dividend

400

1568 ÷ 49

32

400

32.19 ÷ 3

10.73

400

77.5 ÷ 2.5

You may need to use the Bennett Method

31

400

A new workout facility needs 925 rubber floor tiles. If the total cost for the rubber floor tiles is $5,550, how much does one floor tile cost? 

$6

400

Label the divisor, dividend and the quotient in the following problem.

3.5 ÷ 50 = 0.07

3.5 is the Dividend 

50 is the divisor

0.07 is the quotient

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