Patterns for Dividing with Decimals
34.6 ÷ 10
3.46
Using compatible numbers, estimate the quotient...
26.2 ÷ 5
What is 5?
25 ÷ 5
6.58 ÷ 7
What is 0.94?
29.04 ÷ 22
What is 1.32?
Ian uses 4 feet of ribbon to wrap each package. How many packages can he wrap with 5.5 yards of ribbon? (Hint: There are 3 feet in a yard.)
5.5 x 3 = 16.5 feet of ribbon
16.5 ÷ 4 = 4
He can wrap 4 packages with 0.5 feet left over.
6483 ÷ 100
64.83
49.6 ÷ 7.8
What is 6?
48 ÷ 8
156 ÷ 8
What is 19.5?
144 ÷ 45
What is 3.2?
A painter uses 4 gallons of paint to paint each apartment in a building. If the painter has 45 gallons of paint, how many apartments can be painted completely? How much paint will be left over?
45 ÷ 4 = 11 apartments with 1 gallon left over
148.3 ÷ 10
14.83
121 ÷ 12.75
What is 9?
117 ÷ 13
Michelle pays $66.85 for a costume pattern and 8 yards of fabric. The pattern costs $4.85. How much does each yard of the fabric cost?
$66.85 - 4.85 = $62
$62 ÷ 8 = $7.75
299 ÷ 100
2.99
32.41 ÷ 10.9
What is 3?
33 ÷ 11
70.7 ÷ 10
7.07