Decimal Division Decimal Divisor

When you move the decimal in the divisor, what happens in the dividend?

• You raise the decimal straight up

• Nothing

• You put a zero in the front

• The decimal moves the same amount in the dividend that it moved in the divisor.

In a division problem when there is a decimal in the dividend but not in the divisor, what do I do first?

• Ignore the decimal

• Move the decimal to make the dividend a whole number

• Move the decimal straight up in the quotient

• Erase the decimal

If there is a decimal in the divisor, what must be done first?

• The divisor must be made a whole

• The decimal gets moved into the dividend

• Divide like normal

• Erase the decimal

Which number is the divisor in this problem?

• 0.8

• 9.152

Joss earned $59.70 selling handmade bracelets at the craft fair. She sold a total of 6 bracelets. If all the bracelets were priced the same, how much did she charge for each bracelet?

• $8.98

• $9.95

• $53.70

• $65.70

Mrs. Linda has 17.16 cups of brownie mix. If each brownie uses 0.33 cups of mix, how many brownies can Mrs. Linda make?

• 52

• 53

• 54

• 22

____ divided by 0.05 = 7

• 3.5

• 0.5

• 0.35

• 0.05

Divide

• 15

• 1.5

• 150

• .150

What is the first step in this problem?

• Divide 9 by 8

• Move the decimal place 1 place to the left in the divisor and dividend.

• Move the decimal place 1 place to the right in the divisor and dividend.