Chapter 5 - Divide Decimals

Jordyn is driving to the mountains with her family. The drive is 75.6 miles long. So far they have driven, one-tenth of the distance. How far has Jordyn's family driven?

• 756 miles

• 7.56 miles

• 0.756 miles

• 75.6 miles

Carol has candy for party favors that weighs 6.72 pounds. If she puts the same amount of candy in each of the 8 bags, how much will each bag weigh?

• 0.0084 pound

• 0.084 pound

• 0.84 pound

• 8.4 pound

Laura is buying oranges that cost $0.75 per pound. She paid $4.50 for the oranges. How many pounds of oranges did she buy?

• 0.06 pound

• 0.6 pound

• 6 pounds

• 60 pounds

Jenn has been walking her dog each day. This week they have walked a total of 20.8 miles. Which give the best estimate of how many miles Jenn walked each day?

• 2.86 miles

• 2.97 miles

• 4 miles

• 3 miles

Shauna has a piece of wood that is 28.8 inches long. She plans to cut the wood to make a book shelf into 4 equal shelves. How long is each shelf going to be?

• 7.02 inches

• 7.2 inches

• 7.3 inches

• 7.5 inches

Penny is buying 3 DVDs in a set for $15.65. She will save $4.75 by buying the set instead of buying individual DVDs. If each DVD costs the same amount, how much does each of the 3 DVDs cost when purchased individually?

• $5.22

• $3.63

• $14.25

• $6.80

Tony bought 320.4 pound of mulch for his gardens. He plans to put the same amount on each of the 6 sections of his garden. How many pounds of mulch will be in each section?

• 5.34 pounds

• 53.4 pounds

• 534 pounds

• 0.534 pounds

Devon has spent 452.4 minutes on his phone over the past 28 days. Which is the best estimate of how many minutes he has spent each day?

• 15 minutes

• 14 minutes

• 1.5 minutes

• 18 minutes

Wally has 12.6 inches of rope. He plans to cut the rope into smaller pieces that are 0.7 inch long. How many pieces of rope will she cut?

• 1.8

• 18

• 180

• 0.18

Bethany spent a total of $24.75 at the grocery store. She spent $12.64 on dog food and $8.81 on laundry detergent. She spent the rest of the money on 2 cases of water. How much was each case of water?

• $1.65

• $1.60

• $3.30

• $3.83