Decimal Division Patterns
Complete the pattern:
45 ÷ 1 =
45 ÷ 10 =
45 ÷ 100 =
What is...
45
4.5
0.45
Estimate by using compatible numbers:
239.3 ÷ 8
What is
240 ÷ 8 = 30
Eva runs the same distance 6 days each week. In 4 weeks, she runs 151.68 miles. How many miles does Eva run each day?
What is
6.32 miles
Jane pays $3.15 for new red pencils. If they cost $0.45 each, how many red pencils does Jane buy?
7 red pencils
George has a rope that is 14.2 feet long. He cuts it into 4 equal pieces. How long is each piece of rope?
What is
3.55
Complete the pattern:
723 ÷ 1 =
723 ÷ 10 =
723 ÷ 100 =
723 ÷ 1,000
What is...
723
72.3
7.23
0.723
Estimate using compatible numbers:
353.9 ÷5
What is
350 ÷5 = 70
Sam buys 12 identical pens for $9.48. How much does each pen cost?
What is
$0.79
Bob calculates 89.24 ÷ 2.3 and gets an answer of 388. What error might Jesse have made?
He forgot to place the decimal point: 38.8.
The area of a rectangular tabletop is 23.8 square feet. The tabletop is 4.25 feet wide. How long is the tabletop?
What is
5.6 feet
Compete the pattern. What is the next number?
814 ÷ 0 = 814
814 ÷ 10 = 81.4
814 ÷ 100 = ___________
What is...
8.14
Which number is closest to the actual quotient?
4.82 ÷ 7 =
A 7
B 6
C 0.7
D 0.6
What is
C 0.7
A group of 23 friends pays $293.25 for tickets to a show. If each ticket is the same price, what is the price of each ticket?
What is
$12.75
What is the quotient 874.92 ÷ 13.8?
What is
63.4
Divide.
97.3 ÷ 35
What is
2.78
If there are 348 gallons of water in 1,000 servings, how many gallons of water are in 10 servings?
What is 3.48
Mandie has 3.8 liters of lemonade. She pours the same amount of lemonade into 8 pitchers. Which is closest to the actual number of liters of lemonade that she pours into each pitcher?
What is
0.5 liters
Jeff goes to lunch with his coworkers and the bill is $58.92. If they divide the bill equally 3 ways, how much will each person pay?
What is
$19.64
Divide. 19.6 ÷ 1.4
What is
14
Clare divides 38.88 ounces of popcorn kernels equally into 6 bags. How many ounces of kernels does she put in each bag?
What is
6.48
The shipment holds 100 bottles of olive oil.
Use a pattern to find the weight of one bottle of olive oil if the shipment box weighs 84.9 pounds total.
What is...
84.9 ÷ 1 = 84.9
84.9 ÷ 10 = 8.49
84.9 ÷ 100 = 0.849
A park district buys some sporting equipment for $1,084.56. They agree to make 12 equal payments over one year. Is it reasonable that they expect to pay about $100 each month? Explain.
What is...
yes; An estimate for $1,084.56 ÷ 12 could be $1,200 ÷ 12 = $100, so $100 for each payment is reasonable.
Some campers go out to collect water from a stream. They share the water equally among 8 campsites. How much water does each campsite get if each bucket of water is 62.4 liters?
What is
7.8 liters
Divide.
502.55 ÷ 11.5
What is
43.7
Amy has 6 identical loaves of bread that weigh a total of 9.9 pounds. How much does 1 loaf of bread weigh?
What is
1.65