Topic 6 -Dividing Decimals

James bought 10 pencils from the school store and paid a total of $1.30. How much did each pencil cost?

• $0.10

• $0.13

• $0.15

• $0.20

Over the course of 6 days, Tonda ran 17.22 miles. She ran the same distance each day. How far did Tonda run each day?

• 2.87 miles

• 287 miles

• .287 miles

• .0287 miles

What is the value of the missing exponent in the equation 720 ÷ 10^□ = 0.720?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A panel in one of the hallways of Emilio’s school is rectangular with an area of 44.52 square feet. If the panel is 21 feet long, how wide is it?

• 0.212 feet

• 1.12 feet

• 2.12 feet

• 21.2 feet

A soccer team spent $216 on 15 new soccer balls. Each ball cost the same. What is the cost of each soccer ball?

• $12

• $14.4

• $15.4

• $16

Select all of the following equations that are true when 27.3 is used. Use number sense to help.

• □ ÷ 10 = 2.73

• □ ÷ 1 = 27.3

• □ ÷ 1 = 2.73

• □ ÷ 10 = 27.3

• □ ÷ 100 = 0.273

If 8 pounds of peanuts costs $12, how much does 1 pound of peanuts cost? Use the answer to find how much 10 pounds of peanuts will cost.

• $1.50

• $12

• $15

• $18

Use the equation 3.4 ÷ n = 0.34. What value of n makes the equation true?

• 10^1

• 10^2

• 10^3

• 10^0

Use the equation 3.4 ÷ n = 0.34. What is the value of n?

• 0.1

• 1

• 10

• 100

Ken bought 15 erasers for $4.20. Each eraser cost the same amount. Find the exact cost of each eraser.

• $0.28

• $0.30

• $0.32

• $0.35