decimals
James bought 10 pencils from the
school store and paid a total of $1.30.
How much did each pencil cost? Write
an equation to show your work. Explain
how the decimal point moves.
Each pencil cost $0.13.
$1.30 divided by 10 = $0.13.
The decimal point
moves 1 place to the left.
A board is 10.17 feet long. Sandy needs
to cut the board into 3 equal sections.
How long will each section be? How
many sections would be needed for each
section of the 10.17-foot-long board to
be 5.085 feet each? Write an equation to
model your work.
3.39 feet;
10.17 ÷ 3 = 3.39
2 sections;
10.17 ÷ 5.085 = 2
A 4.8 mile trail is split into 3 equal parts. How long is each part?
4.8÷ 3=1.6 miles
what is the value of the 7 in 4.72
0.7 7 tenths
0.84÷ 0.2=
4.2
Over the course of 6 days, Tonda
ran 17.22 miles. She ran the same
distance each day. How far did Tonda
run each day? Write an equation to
show your work.
2.87 miles;
17.22 ÷ 6 = 2.87
4.2÷ 6
7
A rope is 7.2 meters long.If each pieces is 0.8 meters, how many pieces can be cut
7.2÷ 0.8=9 pieces
What place is the 6 in 3.864
Hundredths
15÷ 0.3
50
A panel in one of the hallways of Emilioa's
school is rectangular with an area of
44.52 square feet. If the panel is 21 feet
long, how wide is it?
2.12
3.6÷ 0.9
4
$12.60 is split evenly between 6 friends.How much dose each friend get?
12.60÷ 6=$2.10
write 0.305 in expanded form
0.3+0.005
0.96÷ 0.12
8
Which division equation does the model
Mizuki made represent?
0.92 ÷ 4 = 0.23
6.48÷ 8
8.1
A baker uses 0.25 pounds of flour per batch. If she has 5 pounds,how many batches can she make.
5÷ 0.25=20 batches
7.2÷ 0.8=9 what is the divisor
0.8
A car travels 12.5 miles using 0.5 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon?
12.5÷ 0.5=25mpg
If 8 pounds of peanuts costs $12, how
much does 1 pound of peanuts cost? Use
the answer to find how much 10 pounds
of peanuts will cost.
1 pound costs $1.50;
1.5 ÷ 10 = 15; $15 for
10 pounds.
2.73÷ 3
9.1
A 9.6 gallon tank is filled using containers that hold 0.4 gallons each. How many containers are needed?
9.6÷ 0.4=24 containers
What happens to the decimal point when diving by 10
it moves one place to the left
In 4.8÷ 3=1.6 what is the divdend?
4.8