4.4 Division of Decimals by Whole Numbers

In 1849, a gold miner had 4 ounces of gold to sell. The store owner offered him $67.68 for the gold. How much will the store owner pay for each ounce of gold?

• $11.28

• $15.76

• $16.92

• $23.64

Use Symbols

A grocery store sells 6 ears of corn for $3.54. Which of the following shows how to find the amount of money that each ear of corn costs at the grocery store?

• $3.54 × 6

• 6 ÷ $3.54

• 6 – $3.54

• $3.54 ÷ 6

Multi-Step

The school in town is building a track around its football stadium. The principal must decide whether to build a track with 6 lanes or 7 lanes. A 6-lane track will be 28.68 feet wide, and a 7-lane track will be 28.98 feet wide. If all lanes are of equal width in each track, how much wider will the lanes be in a 6-lane track than in a 7-lane track?

• 4.78 feet

• 0.64 foot

• 0.50 foot

• 4.14 feet

Multi-Step

The school in town is building a track around its football stadium. The principal must decide whether to build a track with 6 lanes or 7 lanes. A 6-lane track will be 28.68 feet wide, and a 7-lane track will be 28.98 feet wide. If all lanes are of equal width in each track, how much wider will the lanes be in a 6-lane track than in a 7-lane track?

• 4.78 feet

• 0.64 foot

• 0.50 foot

• 4.14 feet

Find the quotient.

4.24  $\div$  4

Find the quotient.

201.6  $\div$  9

Find the quotient.

3.66  $\div$  6

Find the quotient.

28.8  $\div$  3

Find the quotient.

$2.52  $\div$  6

Abby and her 7 friends had lunch at the neighborhood burger barn. The bill was $47.60. If they shared the cost of the lunch equally, how much did each person pay?