Dividing Whole Numbers and Decimals

When dividing with decimals, if the divisor (on the outside) has a decimal you-

• ignore all decimals and divide like normal

• "Slide & Slide"

• count place value and move that many to left

• "Raise the Roof"

Roger places 57 equal-sized bags of rice onto 3 shelves at the grocery store. The total weight of the rice is 54.72 pounds. What is the weight of each bag of rice?

• 0.96 lb.

• 1.06 lb.

• 18.24 lb.

• 0.94 lb.

June has 1.32 pounds of candy. She wants to share it equally with herself and 3 friends. how much candy will each person receive? 

• 0.33

• 0.44

• 3.96

• 5.28

The answer to a division problem is called the _________

• Quotient

• Divisor

• Dividend

Petra cut a 14.5 inch ribbon into 5 equal pieces. How long is each piece?

On Saturday,12 friends go ice skating.Altogether,they pay $83.40 for admission.They share the cost equally.How much does each person pay?

• 7.95

• 6.95

• 9.93

• 8.73

Yesterday, a bamboo plant was 12.62 yards tall. Today, the bamboo had grown by 0.34 yard. Bryson chopped the bamboo into 6 equal pieces. How long was each piece?

• 21.6 yds 

• 2.16 yds

• 0.216 yds

• 216 yds

Amber saved a total of $3.20 over 5 weeks. She saved the same amount of money each week. How much money did Amber save each week?

• $1.44

• $1.56

• $1.80

• $0.64

The answer to a division problem is called the:

• dividend

• divisor

• product

• quotient

12 trees were planted in 3 rows.  to determine how many trees are in each row, we would do which of the following:

• Subtract

• Divide

• Multiply

• Add