Vocabulary
Definition and Example of Divisor
123 / 13 13 is the Divisor. Number that divides into another.
What is the first step in decimal multiplication?
remove the decimal first.
What is the first and second step of decimal division?
Make the Divisor a whole number and whatever you do to Divisor do to the dividend.
Which one of these words would you see in an addition word problems? Three answers.
A. Combined
B. Equal Groups
C. How much in total
D. How much more
E. Both
A, C,E
What place values would you need to line up in this problem?
1 5 . 4 5
- 0 4 . 3 4
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tens, ones, decimal, tenths, hundredths
Definition and Example of Dividend
12 / 6 = 12 is the dividend. Dividend is the number being divided into parts.
What is the product of 7.5 and 0.8?
6.0
If you move the divisor decimal 2 times how many times would you move the divisor decimal?
2 times.
John ran 5.2 miles on Monday and 6.75 miles on Tuesday. How many miles did John run in total?
11.95 miles
A tank of gas in a car had 20.50 gallons of fuel. After a trip, the car used 8.75 gallons. How many gallons of fuel are left in the tank?
20.50 − 8.75 = 11.75 gallons There are 11.75 gallons of fuel left in the tank.
Answer to a division problem and answer to a multiplication problem
quotient and product
A car travels 8.2 miles per hour. How far will the car travel in 3.5 hours?
28.7 miles
A baker has 5.4 kilograms of flour. If each batch of cookies uses 0.9 kilograms of flour, how many batches can the baker make?
5.4 / 0.9 = 6
Emma spent $45.75 on groceries, $12.99 on a book, and $8.50 on a snack. What was the total amount Emma spent?
$67.24
Lily had $23.80 in her savings account. She withdrew $12.65 to buy a new dress. How much money does she have left?
23.80 − 12.65 = 11.15 Lily has $11.15 left in her savings account.
What kind of operation would you preform if you saw the words in a word problem : per, of, each, twice, total,every
multiplication
A box of cereal weighs 0.75 kilograms. If you have 9 boxes, what is the total weight of all the boxes?
6.75 Kilograms
A classroom has 8.4 meters of whiteboard. If each student needs 0.7 meters of whiteboard space, how many students can use the whiteboard?
8.4 / 0.7 = 12 students
A swimming pool was filled with 25.6 gallons of water on Monday and 18.75 gallons on Tuesday. How much water was added in total?
44.35 gallons
23. 5 - 14.41 =
9.09
Sarah has 24 apples, and she wants to give an equal number of apples to her 4 friends. How many apples will each friend get?
What operation would you preform and what words tell you that?
A book weighs 3.75 pounds. If you have 8 books, what is the total weight of all the books? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
3.75 x 8 = 30.0
A bottle contains 2.4 liters of juice. If each glass can hold 0.3 liters of juice, how many glasses can be filled?
2.4 / 0.3= 8
1 . 0 9
+ 2 . 9 7
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1 . 2 9 9 7
They did not line up the decimal and place values.
A factory produced 2,345.67 kilograms of steel in January. In February, they produced 1,896.89 kilograms. How much more steel did the factory produce in January compared to February?
2,345.67 − 1,896.89 = 448.78 kilograms