Dividing Decimals

Mr. Dodd filled the gas tank on is lawn mower with 3.8 gallons of gas. He mowed his yard 10 times on the same tank of gas. He used the same amount of gas each time. How much gas did he use each time?

• 0.038

• 0.38

• 38

• 380

Kimberly scored a total of 35.08 points in four events for her gymnastic competition. If she scored the same amount in each event, how many points did she score on each?

• 8.77

• 8.67

• 0.877

• 87.7

21.6 / 1.8

• 1.2

• 0.12

• 12

Check all that are true.

• 8.5 / 10³ = 0.085

• 850/ 10³ = 0.85

• 8,500/ 10³ = 8.5

• 0.85 / 10³ = 850

The chef at a restaurant bought 37 pounds of salad for $46.25. How much did she pay for each pound of salad?

• 0.125

• 1.25

• 1.30

• 12.50

Kathleen spent $231 on concert tickets for herself and 11 friends. Each ticket cost the same.

Find the exact cost of each ticket.

• 1.92

• 192.50

• 20

• 19.25

If 8 ounces of canned pumpkin have 82 calories, how many calories are in one ounce?

• 10

• 10.2

• 10.25

• 1.025

Toby's faucet dripped a total of 1.92 liters of water in 24 hours. The faucet dripped the same amount each hour.

Find the exact amount of water that dripped each hour.

• 80

• 0.8

• 8

• 0.08

Lou's Diner spent $12.80 on 8 pounds of potatoes. What was the cost of one pound of potatoes?

• 0.16

• 1.6

• 16

• 160

Karen divided 560.9 by 10³ and got a quotient of 0.5609. Julio thinks the quotient should be 5.609. Who is correct?

• Karen

• Julio