Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers
Estimate the quotient using place value:
0.746/ 7
About 0.1
Estimate the quotient using place value:
46.3/ 9
About 5
Estimate the quotient using compatible numbers:
2.302/ 4
2.4/ 4 = about 0.6
12.32 ÷ 22
0.56
Estimate the quotient using compatible numbers:
4.253/8
4.0/8 = about 0.5
Rebecca studies birds. She finds a bird's nest with 5 eggs in it If the nest and eggs weigh 10 oz and the nest weighs 6.5 oz, how much does each egg weigh?
Each egg weighs 0.7 ounces.
A chef is separating 7.2 pounds of rice into 1.2-ounce servings. How many servings will there be? (Hint: there are 16 ounces in a pound)
There are 96 servings.
William has a balance of $128.06 left on his gift card for Photo Frames Plus. He needs to buy a multi-photo frame for $31.49. He wants to spend the remaining balance on small frames that cost $8.75 each. About how many small frames can he buy?
Will can buy about 10 small frames.