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If I divide 46.93 / 12.3 how many times will I move each decimal?

1 time each

100

Kelly earned $9.36 from recycling cans. If she got $0.72 per pound, how many pounds of cans did Kelly recycle?

13 pounds

100

What is my quotient? How many groups did I make?

2

200

65.12 / 0.8

81.4

200

Micah hiked a total of 21.7 miles in 6.2 hours. How many miles did Micah hike each hour?

3.5 miles per hour

200

What is the value of what I am dividing apart?

0.9

300

9.87 / 0.21

47

300

A train traveling across a state stops for 0.25 hour to let passengers on and off at each station. If the train stops for a total of 4.5 hours, what equation can be used to find how many stations the train stops at?

18 stations

300

What is the value of each group?

0.5

400

243 / 3.6

67.5

400

George needs 44 feet of border to put around his flower bed. Each section of border measures 3.2 feet long. How many sections of border does George need?

13.75 sections

400

What is my equation? See Ms. Carlson's drawing.

1.2 / 0.4 = 3

500

A dripping faucet loses 1.4 liters of water every hour. How many hours will it take for the dripping faucet to fill a 37.94-liter bucket?

27.1 hours

500

Store A has 6 cans of soup on sale for $8.76. Store B has 7 cans of soup on sale for $9.10. Which store has the better sale on soup?

A = $1.46, B = $1.30, so B has the better sale on soup

500

What is my equation? See Ms. Carlson's drawing.

1.8 / 0.3 = 6