Division of Decimals Calculations
Division of Decimals by Decimals
Key Ideas
Word Problems
Mix and Match
100

1.8 ÷ 2.5 =

0.72

100
What is 99.66 divided by 0.33?
302
100
To divide decimals by decimals, divide as you would with ___________ ___________.
Whole Numbers.
100
You have 0.5 liter of juice and you would like to share it with two friends. How do you set this division problem?
0.5 divided by 3
100

2.6 divided by 0.2

What is 13?

200

3 ÷ 0.4 =

7.5

200
What is 10.10 divided by 1.01
10
200
How do you set up your division of decimals, in order to visualize it better?
As a long division problem.
200
If you would like to split $62.84 evenly into two separate savings accounts, how much money would you have in each account?
$31.42
200
In division, what is the name of the number you want to divide (cut) into pieces?
Dividend.
300

84.3 ÷ 0.8 =

105.375

300
What 15.6 divided by 0.78
20
300
What is the first step to divide a decimal by a decimal?
Move the divisor's decimal point to make it a whole number.
300
The kid got $0.93 from the pinata. He needs to divide the money into three piggy banks. How much money does he need to put in in each piggy bank?
$0.31
300

0.36 divided by 0.04

What is 9?

400

7.2 ÷ 2.5 =

2.88

400
What is 0.18 divided by 0.003?
60
400
After moving the divisor's decimal point, how many times do you need to move the dividend's decimal point?
Same number of times as you moved the divisor's.
400
Tickets for the dance cost $4.50 The amount received from ticket sales is $450.00 How many tickets were sold?
100 tickets.
400
You send 40 text messages in one month. The total cost is $4.80 How much does each text message cost?
$0.12
500

78 ÷ 1.6 =

48.75

500
What is 7.2 divided by 0.048?
150
500
What is the name of the result for division?
Quotient.
500
Tickets to the school musical cost $6.25 The amount received from the ticket sales is $706.25 How many tickets were sold?
113 tickets.
500
A box of 24 pack of Juice is on sale for $17.50 How much will each single juice cost?
$0.73
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