Power of 10
Division of Decimals by Whole Numbers
Dividing Decimals
Writing Zeros in the Dividend
Problem Solving
100

35.5 ÷ 100

35.5

100

5.5 ÷ 5

1.1

100

1.4 ÷ 0.7

2

100

1.4 ÷ 0.05 

28

100

Luke cut down a tree that was 28.8 feet tall Then he cut the tree into 6 equal pieces to take it away. What is the length of each piece? 

4.8 feet

200

35.5 ÷ 10

3.55

200

3.24 ÷ 6

0.54

200

1.8 ÷ 0.6

3

200

1.8 ÷ 0.02

90

200

Les is sending 8 identical catalogs to one of his customers. If the package with the catalogs weighs 6.72 pounds, how much does each catalog weigh?

0.84 pounds

300

225 ÷ 103

0.225

300

6.55 ÷ 5

1.31

300

12.24 ÷ 0.34

36

300

4.8 ÷ 15

.32

300

Shareen walked a total of 9.52 miles in a walk-a-thon. If her average speed was 2.8 miles per hour, how long did it take Shareen to finish her walk?

3.4 hours

400

156 ÷ 1000

0.156

400

137.2 ÷ 14

9.8

400

Tara has a large box of dog treats that weighs 8.4 pounds. She uses the large box of dog treats to make smaller bags, each containing 0.6 pound of treats. How many smaller bags of dog treats can Tara make?

14 smaller bags

400

Jerry takes trail mix on hikes. A package of dried apricots weighs 25.5 ounces. A package of sunflower seeds weighs 21 ounces. Jerry divides the apricots and seeds equally among 6 bags of trail mix How many more ounces of apricots than seeds are in each bag?

.75 ounces

400

Maritza is buying a multipack of 3 pairs of socks for $25.98. She will save $6.39 by buying the multipack instead of buying 3 individual pairs of the same socks. If each pair of socks costs the same amount, how much does each pair of socks cost when bought individually?

$10.79

500

Find the Value of n

268 ÷ n = 0.268

10  OR    1,000

500

523.6 ÷ 34

15.4

500

Tabitha bought peppers that cost $0.79 per pound. She paid $3.95 for the peppers. How many pepper did she buy?

5 peppers

500

Hiro's family lives 448 Kilometers from the beach. Each of the 5 adults drove the family van an equal distance to get to and from the beach. How far did each adult drive?

179.2 Kilometers

500

Eric spent $22.00, including sales tax, on 2 jerseys and 3 pairs of socks. The jerseys cost $6.75 each and the total sales tax was $1.03. How much does each pair of socks cost?

$2.49