Decimal by Whole Number
4.86 ÷ 6
0.81
6 ÷ 0.5 =
12
4.5 ÷ 0.15
30
Emma pours 4.8 liters of juice equally into 6 bottles.
How many liters go in each bottle?
4.8 ÷ 6 = 0.8 liters
The answer to a division problem is called the ___________.
Quotient
5.25 ÷ 5
1.05
5 ÷ 0.25 =
20
2.4 ÷ 0.06
40
A rope is 12 meters long. Each piece must be 0.5 meters long.
How many pieces can be cut?
12 ÷ 0.5 = 24 pieces
Write two related division problems for the following mutliplication fact:
2.3 x 1.4 = 3.22
3.22 ÷ 2.3 = 1.4
3.22 ÷ 1.4 = 2.3
10.08 ÷ 4
2.52
24 ÷ 0.6 =
40
4.62 ÷ 0.21
22
A runner travels 3.6 miles in 0.12 hours.
What is the runner’s speed?
3.6 ÷ 0.12 = 30 miles per hour
Multiply by 1,000
or...
move the place value three places to the right by multiplying by x10 three times
7.875 ÷ 5
1.575
9 ÷ 0.12 =
75
5.04 ÷ 0.18
28
A 12.48-mile bike ride is split evenly over 4 days.
How many miles each day?
12.48 ÷ 4 = 3.12 miles
Label the following in this equation:
Dividend, Divisior & Quotient
7.5 ÷ 5 = 1.5
7.5 = dividend
5 = divisor
1.5 = quotient
18.375 ÷ 15
1.225
27,000 ÷ 18 =
1,500
0.945 ÷ 0.35
2.7
A water tank holds 18 gallons. Water drains at 0.45 gallons per minute.
How long will it take to empty?
18 ÷ 0.45 = 40
What question do we always ask ourselves when we divide by decimals?
Is the divisior a whole number?