STAAR Divide Decimals

Janice has a large piece of rope candy. The candy is 11.4 inches long. She cuts the candy into equal lengths to share with herself and five friends. Which expression represents the length of each piece of candy?

• 11.4 + 6

• 11.4 ÷ 6

• 11.4 x 6

• 11.4 - 6

Four friends went to dinner together. The bill for dinner was $94.72. The friends split the bill equally. How much did each friend spend on dinner?

• $23.18

• $90.72

• $378.88

• $23.68

What is the quotient when 0.84 is divided by 6?

• 0.14

• 5.04

• 1.40

• None of the above

Which model represents 2.4 ÷ 4?

• Model F

• Model G

• Model H

• Model J

A candy store owner has 8.32 pounds of jelly beans.  If she puts the jelly beans into 8 jars, how much candy will go in each jar?

• 4

• 1.04

• 1.40

• 1.004

What is the quotient?

• 0.14

• 0.6

• 0.06

• 0.51

What is the first step when dividing the problem above?

• Move the decimal in the divisor AND dividend TWO places.

• Move the decimal in the divisor AND dividend THREE places.

• Move the decimal in only the divisor

• Bring the decimal straight up.

View the image and then select the correct answer

• F

• G

• H

• J

• A

• B

• C

• D

Emma has 10 pounds of trail mix to divide into 8 bags. How much trail mix will go in each bag?

• 0.125 trail mix

• 12.5 pounds

• 1.25 pounds

• 12.5 trail mix