Decimals Operations Word

Explain Division of Decimals.

When dividing decimals, make sure the ​ (a)   is a whole number. Then, move the decimal point in the ​ (b)   the same number of times.

• divisor

• dividend

To solve the problem, Ms. Parker must move the decimal point in the ​ (a)   to the ​ (b)   to get a whole number. This is the same as multiplying by ​ (c)   , so she should also move the decimal point in the ​ (d)   . The correct quotient is ​ (e)   .

• divisor

• number

• right

• 100

• 10

• 1000

• dividend

• 13

• 1.3

• 0.0013

Kevin Hart's son is saving money to buy a new shirt that costs $153.66, including tax. He does a talent show at his middle school to earn some money. He charged $9.85 per ticket. Determine whether Kevin Hart's son could use each expression to find the number of tickets he will have to sell to earn enough money to buy the shirt. Organize these options into the right categories:

Groups:

(a) Yes

,

(b) No

• too few places to the left

• too many places to the right

• 2

• 1

• one more place to the  left

• one more place to the right

• three more places to the left

• too many places to the left

• too few places to the right

• 3

Use the correct vocabulary to complete the picture.

g

e

f

factor 2

factor 1

dividend

addend 1

sum

divisor

difference

product

quotient

term 2

Joanna is buying some refrigerator magnets for her friends. Her total bill is $22.40.

If magnets are $0.70 each, how many magnets is she buying?

_____ magnets

Jane earned $2.70 per hour babysitting.

If she babysat for 6.5 hours, how much would she earn?

$_____

How many decimal places will you be moving in your final answer?

3.5 x 14.37

• 2

• 5

• 3

• 1

Answer explanation

14.37 <--- 2 decimal places

x 3.5 <--- 1 decimal place

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50.295 <--- 3 decimal places

Which of the following is 456.89 in word form?

• four hundred fifty -six and eighty-and nine hundredths

• four hundred fifty-six and eighty-nine thousandths

5 x 0.05

• 0.025

• 25

• 0.25

• 2.5