Dividing Whole Numbers by Decimals and Decimals by Whole Numbers

How do you divide by a decimal?

• Line up the decimals

• Count how many numbers are behind each decimal and add the decimal places

• Change the divisor to a whole number by moving the decimal to the right. Make sure you move the dividend the same amount of places

• None of the above

50.85 ÷ 0.625  =

• 8.136

• 813.6

• .8136

• 81.36

1.62 ÷ 0.8 =

June has 1.32 pounds of candy. She wants to share it equally with herself and 3 friends. how much candy will each person receive? 

• 0.33

• 0.44

• 3.96

• 5.28

Jaclyn and Brooklynn went to Target, and spent a total of $94.16. If they split the bill, how much did each of them pay?

• $49.56

• $43.09

• $47.08

• $46.24

What is 16.62 / 4? (no calculator please)

• 4.15

• 4.155

• 41.55

• 41.5

1.6 ÷ 4=

• 4

• 0.04

• 0.4

• 16

What is 4.1 / 5 ?

• 0.82

• 1.219

• 0.082

• 8.2

Mrs. Baldree, Mrs. Harper, Ms. Pike and Mrs. Peacock went to lunch this weekend. The lunch total was $81.20. How much does each person owe if they split it evenly?

• $2.30

• $23.00

• $21.30

• $20.30

When dividing decimals, if the number on the outside of the division tent is a decimal we must...

• make it a whole number

• only move the decimal on the outside

• change it to a fraction