Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers
Dividing Decimals by Decimals
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Divide by Powers of 10
100
7.2 ÷ 3
2.4
100

0.6 ÷ 0.2

3
100

23 ÷ 1.8 =

12

100

Four friends went to a football game. Their total cost for the tickets and food was $23.98. About how much will each of them pay? 

$6.00

100

751.2 ÷ 10

75.12

200

20.8 ÷ 8

2.6

200

2.4 ÷ 0.4

6

200

13.5 ÷ 6

2 or 3

200

Amy is making bracelets for her friends. Her string is 1.8 yards long. If she cuts the string into pieces that are 0.6 yards long, how many bracelets can she make?

3 bracelets

200

11.4 ÷ 100

0.114
300

8.4 ÷ 6

1.4

300

4.5 ÷ 0.5

9

300

41.2 ÷ 6

7

300

A race is 7.5 miles long. Lacey ran the race in 2.5 hours. How many miles did she run per hour? 

3 miles

300

832 ÷ 10

83.2

400

12.32 ÷ 22

0.56

400

6.4 ÷ 0.8

8

400

25.8 ÷ 3.9

6 or 7

400

The Vale family drove 89.5 miles for a soccer tournament and used 11.4 gallons of gas. About how many miles did they get per gallon of gas? 

8 or 9 miles per gallon

400

47.21 ÷ 10

4.721

500

41.4 ÷ 46

0.9

500

8.4 ÷ 0.7

12
500

34.1 ÷ 4

8 or 9

500

If a board 7.2 feet long is cut into 9 equal pieces, how long will each piece be?

0.8 feet long

500

391.4 ÷ 100

3.914