Decimal by Decimal Division
Dividing Powers of 10
Word Problems
Word Problems 2
Estimating Decimal Quotients
100

40.42 ÷ 4.3

9.4

100

0.36 ÷ 10

0.036

100

How many nickels are there in $22? Solve the equation 22 ÷ 0.05 to help you.

440

100

Jenna bought 47.8 pounds of flour at the store. She wants to fill 100 containers with an equal amount. How much flour should she put in each container?


0.478 pounds

100

79.64 ÷ 8.52

81 ÷ 9 = 9

72 ÷ 8 = 9

200

15.48 ÷ 0.72

21.5

200

360 ÷ 100

3.6

200

Jamal uses 7.56 liters of milk to make milkshakes for him and 11 friends. Each milkshake uses the same
amount of milk. How much milk is in each milkshake?

0.63 liters

200

Ted jogged a total of 11.2 miles in 4 days. He jogged the same distance each day.
How far did he jog each day?

2.8 miles

200

54.31 ÷ 8.6

56 ÷ 8 =7

54 ÷ 9 = 6

300

2.08 ➗ 0.32

6.5

300

88.6 ÷ 1000

0.0886

300

Shirley bought 20.8 pounds of bird seed at a bargain store. She wants to fill her feeder 100 times with an equal amount. How much seed should she put in the feeder each time?

What is the expression?

How is he many times and direction is the decimal moved?


20.8 ➗ 100

decimal moves 2 times to the left

300

Staci pays $32.70 for 5 cell phone cases. Each case costs the same amount.

How much does each case cost?

$6.54

300

139.24 ➗ 11.48

144 ÷ 12 = 12

400

86.4 ÷ 2.4

36

400

3,060 ÷ 104

0.306

400

Lauren builds a sandbox shaped like an octagon. Each side of the sandbox is the same length.
The perimeter of the sandbox is 18.8 feet. How long is each side of the sandbox?

2.35 ft

400

The height of 6 pictures placed end to end on a bulletin board is 57 centimeters.
All of the pictures are the same height. How tall is each picture?

9.5cm

400

638.6 ÷  8.2

640 ÷ 8 = 80

500

25.44 ➗ 0.06

424

500

7.6 ÷ 10^=0.076

What is the missing exponent

2

500

The total cost of sand to fill the sandbox is $59.48. Lauren and 3 friends divide the cost equally.
How much does each person pay?

$14.87

500

Heather buys 12 patio chairs for $366. Each chair costs the same amount.What is the exact cost of each chair?

$30.50

500

290 ➗ 2.45

300 ÷ 3 = 100

250 ÷ 2.5 = 100