Division with Decimals Practice

Marvin rides his bicycle 83.4 miles in 10 days. If he rides the same amount of miles each day, how many miles does he ride each day?

• 0.834 mile

• 8.34 miles

• 83.4 miles

• 834 miles

Which equations show a reasonable estimate for the quotient 4.48 ÷ 0.07 using powers of 10 and compatible numbers? Choose all that apply.

• 42 ÷ 7 = 6

• 40 ÷ 10 = 4

• 400 ÷ 10 = 40

• 420 ÷ 7 = 60

What is the quotient of 0.40 ÷ 5?

• 80

• 8

• 0.8

• 0.08

Which is an equivalent representation of 2.8 ÷ 7?

• 28 tens ÷ 7

• 28 ones ÷ 7

• 28 tenths ÷ 7

• 28 hundredths ÷ 7

Harry uses 4.92 pounds of fruit to make 6 bowls of fruit salad. He uses the same amount of fruit in each bowl. How much fruit does Harry use to make each bowl of fruit salad?

• 0.82 pounds

• 0.92 pounds

• 0.72 pounds

• 0.62 pounds

What is the quotient of 30 ÷ 0.6?

• 0.5

• 5

• 50

• 500

Evelyn runs 12 miles. She runs 0.2 mile each minute. How many minutes does it take Evelyn to run 12 miles?

• 6 minutes

• 24 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 120 minutes

Which division problem is equivalent to 9.72 ÷ 0.27?

• 972 ÷ 2.7

• 972 ÷ 27

• 97.2 ÷ 27

• 9,720 ÷ 27

Marcus completed a 14.4-mile race in 2.4 hours. If he ran the same amount of miles each hour, how many miles did Marcus run each hour?

• 5 miles

• 6 miles

• 7 miles

• 8 miles

Cora says 4 ÷ 0.05 has the same quotient as 40 ÷ 5. How do you respond to him?

• Yes, both have the same quotient.

• No, 4 ÷ 0.05 is greater than 40 ÷ 5.

• No, 4 ÷ 0.05 is less than 40 ÷ 5.

• Yes, but only if you round the numbers.