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Dividing by the POWER (of 10)
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A box of chocolates
100

Farmer Abby has 76 onions to sell. She wants to put the same number of onions in each bag without any onions left over. How many onions could Farmer Abby put in each bag?

A. 10
B. 2
C. 5


B. 2

(neither 10 or 5 can go into 76 evenly)

100

Farmer John sold 13 cartons of eggs. Each carton had 12 eggs.

Which expression tells you the total number of eggs Farmer John sold?

A. 13 + 12

B. 13 ÷ 12

C. 13 × 12

D. 13-12

C. 13 x 12 (13 groups of 12)

100

55.4 ÷ 101

5.54

100

14.5 ÷ 0.01

1450

(move the decimal two to the right)


100

True or false: 

When you divide by 10, you move the decimal to the left by one place. 

True

(ex. 15.5 ÷ 10 = 1.55)

200

A chef needed to put 72 plates away in the kitchen. She put the plates in stacks of 6. How many stacks did the chef make? (Don't forget the label)

12 stacks

(72 ÷ 6 = 12)

200

There are 6 rows of 7 computers in the Middleview County Library.

Which expression tells you the total number of computers in the library AND what is the total?

A. 6 + 7 = c; c = 13

B. 6 x 7 = c; c = 36

C. 6 x 7 = c; c = 42

C. 6 x 7; c = 42

200

66.8 ÷ 100 =

.668

200

81 ÷ .09 = 


900

200

True or false:

When you divide a number by something less than 1 (.01, .001, etc.) the number will get smaller. 

False


(ex. 15.67 ÷ .001 = 15,670)

300

A farmer needs to ship 819 pumpkins to a grocery store. If each crate can hold 21 pumpkins, how many crates will the farmer need? (Don't forget your label)

39 crates

300

A rectangular backyard has an area of 75.5 square feet.
If its width is 10 feet, what is its width? (Don't forget the label!)

7.55 feet 

(75.5/10 = 7.55)

300

523.98 ÷ 10²

5.2398

(10² is the same as 100, so 523.98 ÷ 100 = 5.2398)

300

75 ÷ .001 = 

75,000

(move the decimal three to the right)

300

For Valentine's Day, Ethan is making little gift boxes with 4 candies each. To fill them, Ethan has 24 dark chocolate candies and 39 milk chocolate candies.

Complete the sentence.

Ethan can make _______  full boxes of candy.

Ethan can make 15  full boxes of candy.


24 + 39 = 63.  63 ÷ 4 = 15 with a remainder of 3 (not enough to make another full box)

400

Frankie spends $11.70, including tax, on chewing gum. Each pack of gum costs $0.65.

How many packs does he buy?

18 packs

400

Last night, Duncan wrote 19 thank-you cards for wedding gifts. His wife, Krysta, wrote some, too. Together, they wrote 43 in all.

The letter c stands for the number of cards Krysta wrote. Which equation can you use to find c?

43 - 19 = c

400

14,967.4 ÷ 10²

149.674

(10² = 100, so 14,967.4 ÷ 100 = 149.674)

400

547 ÷ 2.5 =
 (no remainder; write your answer as a decimal)

218.8

400

The neighborhood kids are planning a snowball fight with 2 teams

The kids made 21 snowballs before lunch and 14 after lunch. They decide to take all the snowballs and share them evenly.

Complete the sentence: Each team will get _______  snowballs, and there will be ______ left over.

 Each team will get 17 snowballs, and there will be 1 left over.


(21 + 14 = 35,    35 ÷ 2 = 17 R1)

500

A teacher puts 119 students into teams of 12 for a car wash  fundraiser. 

Students not put on a team work as community volunteers.  

How many students work as community volunteers?

11 

(this is the remainder)

500

At a clothing store, a worker is sorting tank tops by color. She splits them into 4 piles, each with 8 tank tops. 

The letter T stands for the total number of tank tops. What is an equation that can be used to find T and what is the value of T?




Options:

4 x 8 = T, 8 x 4 = T, T ÷ 4 = 8, T ÷ 8 = 4

T = 32

500

87.4 ÷ 10³ = 

.0874

(10³ = 1,000, so 87.4 ÷ 1,000 = .0874)

500

1087.5 ÷ 14.5 = 

(no remainder, write your answer as a decimal if needed)

75.0

500

The library is selling raffle tickets for $3 each. In his wallet, Mr. Wilson has two $10 bills and a $1 bill. In her purse, Mrs. Wilson has a $5 bill.

Complete the sentence:

Together, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson could buy up to _____ raffle tickets and have $____ left over.

Together, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson could buy up to 8 raffle tickets and have $2 left over.


(2 x 10) + 1 + 5 = 26.

26 ÷ 3 = 8 R2

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