Division
Solve.
6.8 ÷ 8 = ?
0.85
Solve.
You have 4.25 gallons of lemonade and divide it equally into 5 containers. How much lemonade do you pour into each container?
4.25 ÷ 5 = 0.85 gallons
Solve.
59.4 ÷ 2 = ?
29.7
Solve.
A shark swims 438 miles in 12 days by swimming the same distance each day. How many miles does the shark travel each day?
438 ÷ 12 = 36.5 miles
Solve.
28.64 ÷ 16 = ?
1.79
Solve.
You buy 8.25 ounces of almonds and 7.5 ounces of cashews. You combine the nuts and divide them equally into 9 bags. How many ounces are in each bag?
8.25 + 7.5 = 15.75
15.75 ÷ 9 = 1.75 ounces
Solve.
3.41 ÷ 0.31 = ?
11
Solve.
A store sells a pound of bananas for $0.40 and a pound of cabbage for $0.56. Can you buy more pounds of bananas or cabbage with $7? How much more?
Bananas: 7 ÷ 0.4 = 17.5
Cabbage: 7 ÷ 0.56 = 12.5
17.5 - 12.5 = 5 pounds more
Descartes estimates 14.6 ÷ 3.1 using mental math. Do you think he uses 15 ÷ 3 or 12 ÷ 3?
15 ÷ 3
For which equations does b = 1,000?
9 ÷ b = 0.009
12.3 ÷ b = 0.123
8.15 ÷ b = 815
30 ÷ b = 0.03
9 ÷ b = 0.009
30 ÷ b = 0.03
Solve.
You pay $38.76 for a phone case, a selfie-stick, and 2 USB drives. The phone case costs $14.29 and the selfie-stick costs $10.49. The USB drives cost the same amount. How much does each USB drive cost?
38.76 - (14.29 + 10.49) = 13.98
13.98 ÷ 2 = $6.99
Solve.
You plant a rectangular garden that is 7.5 feet wide and has an area of 78.75 square feet. You have 10 yards of wife fencing. Do you have enough wire fencing to enclose the garden?
78.75 ÷ 7.5 = 10.5
No, you don't have enough wire fencing.