Dividing Decimals

By Powers of 10

100

26.8 ÷ 10²

0.268

300

6.302 ÷ 0.01

630.2

500

4.79 ÷ 0.001

4,790

Dec. by Whole #

100

37.5 ÷ 5

7.5

300

78.39 ÷ 9

8.71

500

4.35 ÷ 15

0.29

Dec. by Dec.

100

15.3 ÷ 0.3 

51

300

11.2 ÷ 0.4 

28

500

5.76  ÷ 1.8

3.2

Real World w/ Dec.

100

You have 4.35 gallons of lemonade and divide it equally into 5 containers. How much lemonade do you pour into each container?

0.87 gallons

300

You buy 6.75 ounces of almonds and 7.2 ounces of cashews. You combine the nuts and divide them equally into 9 bags. How many ounces are in each bag?

(6.75 + 7.2) ÷ 9

1.55 ounces

500

Debbie spends $16.40 on the game app, an e-book, and 5 songs. The e-book costs 4 times as much as the game app. The game app costs $1.99. The songs each cost the same amount. How much does each song cost?

1.99 x 4 =7.96

(16.40 - 1.99 - 7.96) ÷ 5

Each song costs $1.29