Diving into Decimal Division

Mickey, Donald, and Goofy have a 4.5-liter smoothie to share equally. How many liters does each character get?

• 1.5

• 3.0

• 2.0

• 4.0

Answer explanation

To find out how much smoothie each person gets, divide the total amount (4.5 liters) by the number of people (3). So, 4.5 ÷ 3 = 1.5 liters per person. Therefore, each person gets 1.5 liters.

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In a cartoon world, Jerry the mouse has 6.4 pieces of cheese and wants to share them equally with his 0.8 cat friends. How many pieces of cheese does each cat friend get?

• 8.0

• 7.5

• 8.5

• 8.2

Answer explanation

To solve \( \frac{6.4}{0.8} \), divide 6.4 by 0.8. This is equivalent to 6.4 divided by 8/10, which simplifies to 6.4 multiplied by 10/8. Calculating this gives 8.0, making it the correct answer.

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Mickey Mouse has a cheese wheel that is 9.6 inches wide and he wants to cut it into 3.2-inch slices for his friends. How many slices can he make?

• 2.5

• 3.0

• 3.5

• 4.0

Answer explanation

To find the number of slices, divide the pie's diameter (9.6 inches) by the slice size (3.2 inches). 9.6 ÷ 3.2 = 3. Therefore, they will have 3 slices, but since they share, they will enjoy 4 slices together.

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• 4.5

• 5.0

• 5.5

• 6.0

Answer explanation

To find out how many slices Emma and Daniel each get, divide the total slices (12.5) by 2. This gives 12.5 ÷ 2 = 5.0. Therefore, each of them gets 5.0 slices.

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How many 1.2 cup portions of flour can Jerry the mouse use to bake his favorite cheese pies if he has 7.2 cups of flour?

• 5.0

• 6.0

• 7.0

• 8.0

Answer explanation

To find the number of portions, divide the total flour by the portion size: 7.2 cups ÷ 1.2 cups/portion = 6 portions. Therefore, Noah and Sophia can make 6.0 portions.

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Mickey and Minnie found 15.0 candies. How many candies does each get if shared equally?

• 4.0

• 5.0

• 6.0

• 7.0

Answer explanation

Mia and Scarlett found 15.0 magical candies and decided to share them equally. Dividing 15.0 by 3 (the number of candies each gets) results in 5.0 candies each. Therefore, the correct answer is 5.0.

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• 6.3

• 5.3

• 7.3

• 6.0

Answer explanation

To find out how much cake each friend gets, divide the total weight of the cake (18.9 ounces) by the number of friends (3). This gives us 18.9 ÷ 3 = 6.3 ounces per person. Therefore, the correct answer is 6.3.

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Mickey Mouse is baking cookies for his friends. He has 10.5 cups of flour. Each batch of cookies requires 1.5 cups of flour. How many batches can Mickey make?

• 6.5

• 7.0

• 7.5

• 8.0

Answer explanation

To find how many batches they can make, divide the total flour by the flour needed per batch: 10.5 cups ÷ 1.5 cups/batch = 7 batches. Therefore, they can whip up 7.0 batches of cookies.

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• 3.0

• 4.0

• 5.0

• 6.0

Answer explanation

To find the width of each slice, divide the total width of the pie (8.4 inches) by the number of slices (2). Calculating 8.4 ÷ 2.1 gives 4.0 inches per slice, making the correct answer 4.0.

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In a cartoon world, if you have 5.6 magical candies and you share them equally among 0.7 cartoon friends, how many candies does each friend receive?

• 7.0

• 8.0

• 9.0

• 10.0

Answer explanation

To find out how many candies each wizard friend receives, divide 5.6 by 0.7. This gives 5.6 ÷ 0.7 = 8.0. Therefore, each wizard friend receives 8.0 magical candies.

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