4.4 and 4.5 Division of Decimals by Whole Numbers

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What is division?

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Division is the process of finding out how many times one number is contained within another. It is one of the four basic operations in arithmetic.

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What does it mean to divide a decimal by a whole number?

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Dividing a decimal by a whole number involves determining how many times the whole number fits into the decimal value.

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How do you divide a decimal by a whole number?

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To divide a decimal by a whole number, align the decimal point in the dividend and perform the division as you would with whole numbers.

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The quotient is 0.49.

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The quotient is 0.61.

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How do you find the average of a set of numbers?

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To find the average, add all the numbers together and then divide by the total count of the numbers.

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What is the average length of Dion’s jumps if he jumped 3.05 m, 2.74 m, and 3.3 m?

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The average length is 3.03 m.

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If Carla’s car travels 412.5 miles on 15 gallons of gas, how many miles can she go on each gallon?

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Carla can go 27.5 miles on each gallon.

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What is the formula to calculate the amount of fruit per serving?

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To calculate the amount of fruit per serving, divide the total amount of fruit by the number of servings.

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If Jasmine uses 14.24 pounds of fruit for 16 servings, how much fruit is in each serving?

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Each serving contains 0.89 pounds of fruit.