Free Printable Dividing Decimals and Word Problems

1.

Mary biked 95.25 kilometers in 15 days. Which shows the average distance Mary biked each day?

a)

6.35 kilometers

b)

0.63 kilometers

c)

65 kilometers

d)

Not Here

2.

Evaluate

42.72\div1.2=

a)

3.56

b)

356

c)

0.356

d)

35.6

3.

Claude cuts a piece of paper that is 8.25 inches wide into 5 pieces of equal width. Which shows the width of each piece of paper?

a)

0.165 inches

b)

3.25 inches

c)

1.65 inches

d)

41.25 inches

4.

A class of 32 students decorated a banner measuring 29.44 feet long. If they divided the banner into 32 sections of equal length and each student decorated a section, how much of the banner did each student decorate?

a)

Not here

b)

12 feet

c)

9.20 feet

d)

0.92 feet

5.

A plumber cuts 21.48 meters of pipe into 3 equal pieces of length. How long is each piece of pipe?

(a)

6.

$12.24\div1.2=$

a)

102

b)

10.2

c)

.099

7.

In 12 months a town received 44.52 inches of rain. What was the average monthly rainfall?

a)

0.0371 inch

b)

13.7 inches

c)

0.371 inch

d)

Not here

8.

A baker used 88.55 ounces of cornmeal to make 11 pans of cornbread. Each pan contains the same amount of cornmeal. How many ounces of cornmeal are in each pan of cornbread?

(a)

9.

0.15 ÷ 0.3

a)

0.5

b)

0.05

c)

5

d)

0.15

10.

Kim used 43.68 liters of water during a 12-day camping trip. On average, how many liters of water did Kim use each day?

(a)

11.

Members of a nature club hiked 98.23 miles during an 11-day hiking trip. What was the average distance the members hiked daily?

a)

8.93 miles

b)

11 miles

c)

0.8 miles

d)

Not here

12.

Fourteen boxes of candles were sold for $91.00. Each box contains 5 candles. What is the cost of 1 candle?

a)

$1.30

b)

$6.50

c)

$13.00

d)

Not here

13.

1.8 ÷ 0.2

a)

9

b)

90

c)

0.9

d)

0.09

14.

Elizabeth uses 33.75 ounces of granola for 15 servings of trail mix. If each serving contains the same amount of granola, how much granola is in each serving?

a)

18.75 ounces

b)

2.25 ounces

c)

0.225 ounce

d)

Not here

15.

Which represents the same as 14.2 $\div$ 0.2?

a)

$\frac{14.2}{0.2}$

b)

0.2 $\lceil14.2$

c)

71

d)

$\frac{0.2}{14.2}$

16.

45.6 ÷ 3 =

a)

1.52

b)

15.2

c)

152

d)

11.2

17.

A florist sells a dozen roses for $29.88. What is the cost of one rose?

a)

$2.41

b)

$2.49

c)

$2.40

18.

Corrine has 10 pounds of trail mix to divide into 8 bags. How much trail mix will go in each bag?

a)

0.125 trail mix

b)

12.5 pounds

c)

1.25 pounds

d)

12.5 trail mix

19.

A bag of oranges costs $7.65. Mark and his 4 friends want to share the bag. How much will each person pay?

a)

$38.25

b)

$1.53

c)

$2.00

d)

$1.13

20.

2.8 ÷ 0.4

a)

7

b)

0.7

c)

0.07

d)

70

21.

A florist sells a dozen roses for $29.88. What is the cost of one rose?

a)

$2.41

b)

$2.49

c)

$2.40

d)

$2.08

22.

Fourteen boxes of candles were sold for $91.00. What is the cost of 1 box?

a)

$1.30

b)

$6.50

c)

$13.00

d)

$0.65

23.

25.2 ÷ 4

a)

6.4

b)

5.13

c)

5.4

d)

6.3

24.

8.96 ÷ 2

a)

448

b)

4.48

c)

2.03

d)

203

25.

36.8 ÷ 2

a)

18.4

b)

184

c)

18.04

d)

1.84

26.

Calculate
0.6÷5

a)

0.1

b)

0.12

c)

0.012

d)

1.02

27.

What is 63.2 divided by 5?

a)

12.63

b)

12.87

c)

12.64

d)

12.65

28.

Corrine has 10 pounds of trail mix to divide into 8 bags. How much trail mix will go in each bag?

a)

0.125 trail mix

b)

12.5 pounds

c)

1.25 pounds

d)

12.5 trail mix

29.

1.875 ÷ 5 =

a)

.375

b)

3.75

c)

32.5

d)

37.5

30.

28.24 ÷ 4 =

a)

.76

b)

7.06

c)

7.6

d)

7.76

31.

Mrs. Rice bought 27 books for the class. What was the cost for one book if she spent a total of $67.50?

a)

$2.13

b)

$0.21

c)

$0.25

d)

$2.50

32.

Ava earned $59.70 selling handmade bracelets at the craft fair. She sold a total of 6 bracelets. If all the bracelets were priced the same, how much did she charge for each bracelet?

a)

$8.98

b)

$9.95

c)

$53.70

d)

$65.70

33.

11.4 ÷ 19

a)

60

b)

6

c)

0.6

d)

0.06

34.

13.2 ÷ 22

a)

0.6

b)

6

c)

60

d)

0.66

35.

Davis earned $36.12 for making 7 touchdowns at his football game. How much does he make per touchdown?

a)

$5.17

b)

$5.12

c)

$5.14

d)

$5.16

36.

Carl bought 17 packs of baseball cards at a flea market, at a total cost of $37.91. If each pack of cards cost the same amount, how much did each pack cost?

a)

$22.30

b)

$2.23

c)

$0.44

d)

$4.48

37.

A piece of wood is 33.6 feet long. If I want to cut it into 4.2 feet sections,how many sections will I have?

a)

5 sections

b)

2 sections

c)

8 sections

d)

6.5 sections

38.

Michael paid $11.48 for sliced cheese at the deli counter. The cheese cost $3.28 per pound. How much cheese did Michael buy?

a)

2.75 pounds

b)

3.23 pounds

c)

2.8 pounds

d)

3.5 pounds

39.

Mrs. Linda has 17.16 cups of brownie mix. If each brownie uses 0.33 cups of mix, how many brownies can Mrs. Linda make?

a)

52

b)

53

c)

54

d)

22

40.

You and your four friends split $80.20 equally. How much did each person get?

a)

$16.04

b)

$20.05

c)

$6.23

d)

$17.62

41.

Haley and her 4 friends decide to go out to dinner at Applebee's. The bill for their table came to $65.30. If they want to split the bill evenly between them, how much will each person pay?

a)

$18.10

b)

$16.33

c)

$20.13

d)

$13.06

42.

A pack of baseball cards costs $2.75. A friend tells you that each card costs $.25. How many cards are in the pack?

a)

12 cards

b)

3 cards

c)

11 cards

d)

7 cards

43.

A machine uses 0.3 gallons of fuel an hour. At that rate, how many hours could the machine operate by using 195 gallons of fuel?

a)

153 hours

b)

585 hours

c)

600 hours

d)

650 hours

44.

A stack of cardboard is 52 inches high. Each piece is 0.65 inches thick. How many pieces of cardboard are in the stack?

a)

52 pieces of cardboard

b)

12.5 pieces of cardboard

c)

80 pieces of cardboard

d)

33 pieces of cardboard

45.

It takes Maxine 0.3 hours to make a flower pot. How many flower pots can she make in 4.5 hours?

a)

15

b)

12

c)

7.5

d)

6.666...

46.

Each prize for a carnival booth costs $0.32. How many prizes can you by with $96?

a)

33

b)

300

c)

333

d)

33

47.

Mrs. Burks spent $3.87 for 3.05 pounds of grapes. How much was each pound?

(Hint: since we are talking about money, you need to round!)

a)

$1.26

b)

$2.80

c)

$1.27

d)

$1.30

48.

Cody went to the hardware store and bought 8 yellow ropes. The total length of the ropes was 2.8 meters. How long was each rope?

a)

.03 meters

b)

.3 meters

c)

.35 meters

d)

2.85 meters

49.

Calculate
0.6÷5

a)

0.1

b)

0.12

c)

0.012

d)

1.02

50.

Calculate
7.8÷0.03

a)

2.6

b)

26

c)

260

d)

.26

51.

92.37 ÷ 0.5

a)

184.74

b)

18.474

c)

1847

d)

.005

52.

0.732 ÷ 0.06 =

a)

1.22

b)

12.2

c)

.122

d)

.0819

53.

4.34 ÷ 0.2

a)

217

b)

21.7

c)

46.08

d)

.046

54.

5.6 ÷ 0.02 =

a)

280

b)

.003

c)

28

d)

357

55.

Calculate
7.8÷0.03

a)

2.6

b)

26

c)

260

d)

.26

56.

1.44 ÷ 0.4

a)

36

b)

3.6

c)

126

57.

0.15 ÷ 0.3

a)

0.5

b)

0.05

c)

5

d)

0.15

58.

36.8 ÷ 0.2

a)

18.4

b)

184

c)

18.04

d)

1.84

59.

1.8 ÷ 0.6

a)

0.6

b)

3

c)

0.3

d)

0.96

60.

0.48 ÷ 0.4

a)

1.2

b)

12

c)

0.12

d)

0.012

61.

25.2 ÷ 4

a)

6.4

b)

5.13

c)

5.4

d)

6.3

62.

36.8 ÷ 2

a)

18.4

b)

16.4

c)

18.04

d)

1.84

63.

124.2 ÷ 9

a)

1.38

b)

13.08

c)

12.8

d)

13.8

64.

118.5 ÷ 5

a)

237

b)

23.7

c)

2.37

d)

24

65.

Calculate
1.08÷4

a)

2.7

b)

0.27

c)

2.07

d)

.20

66.

3.69 ÷ 3

a)

1.23

b)

13.2

c)

12.3

67.

2.943 ÷ 2.7

a)

109

b)

10.9

c)

1.09

68.

16.24 ÷ 0.14

a)

116

b)

11.6

c)

12.3

69.

28.24 ÷ 4 =

a)

.76

b)

7.06

c)

7.6

d)

7.76

70.

Claude cuts a piece of paper that is 8.25 inches wide into 5 pieces of equal width. Which shows the width of each piece of paper?

a)

16.5 inches

b)

0.165 inch

c)

0.65 inch

d)

1.65 inches

71.

Anita pays $20.70 to copy an 18 page report. What is the cost for each page?

a)

$1.05

b)

$1.03

c)

$1.15

d)

$1.10

72.

Jason has a piece of wire that is 62.4 inches long. He cuts the wire into 3 equal pieces. Which is the best estimate of the length of each piece of wire?

a)

30 inches

b)

3 inches

c)

20 inches

d)

2 inches

73.

Use the model to answer the question

a)

0.81 ÷ 3 = 0.27

b)

1.47 ÷ 7 = 0.27

c)

0.21 ÷ 7 = 0.03

d)

3.21 ÷ 3 = 1.07

74.

25.2 ÷ 4

a)

6.4

b)

5.13

c)

5.4

d)

6.3

75.

A bag of oranges costs $7.65. Five friends want to share the bag. How much will each friend pay?

a)

$38.25

b)

$1.53

c)

$2.00

d)

$1.13

76.

On Saturday,12 friends go ice skating.Altogether,they pay $83.40 for admission.They share the cost equally.How much does each person pay?

a)

7.95

b)

6.95

c)

9.93

d)

8.73

77.

It costs $96.85 for 13 tickets to the aquarium. All the tickets cost the same amount. Which shows the best estimate for the cost of one ticket?

a)

$15

b)

$25

c)

$3

d)

$10

78.

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?

a)

4.78 feet

b)

0.64 feet

c)

0.50 feet

d)

4.14 feet

79.

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?

a)

$11.28

b)

$16.92

c)

$15.76

d)

$23.64

80.

Terrance used base-ten blocks to help him divide a decimal by 4. His model is shown. What division problem did he model? Hint: Remember that each group represents the quotient.

a)

1.26 ÷ 4

b)

1.62 ÷ 4

c)

6.48 ÷ 4

d)

6.84 ÷ 4

81.

Multi-Step: Yesterday, a bamboo plant was 12.62 yards tall. Today, the bamboo had grown by 0.34 yard. Bryson chopped the bamboo into 6 equal pieces. How long was each piece?

a)

21.6 yds

b)

2.16 yds

c)

0.216 yds

d)

216 yds

82.

A scientist conducting a dig spent $37.95 on 23 packets of hand wipes for her team of volunteers. What was the price of each packet?

a)

$16.50

b)

$1.60

c)

$16.05

d)

$1.65

83.

Calculate
1.08÷4

a)

2.7

b)

0.27

c)

2.07

d)

.20

84.

0.15 ÷ 3

a)

0.5

b)

0.05

c)

0.50

d)

0.15

85.

A florist sells a dozen roses for $29.88. What is the cost of one rose?

a)

$2.41

b)

$2.49

c)

$2.40

d)

$2.08

86.

Fourteen boxes of candles were sold for $91.00. What is the cost of 1 box?

a)

$1.30

b)

$6.50

c)

$13.00

d)

$0.65

87.

25.2 ÷ 4

a)

6.4

b)

5.13

c)

5.4

d)

6.3

88.

0.48 ÷ 0.4

a)

1.2

b)

12

c)

0.12

d)

0.012

89.

7.8÷0.03

a)

2.6

b)

26

c)

260

d)

.26

90.

8.96 ÷ 2

a)

448

b)

4.48

c)

2.03

d)

203

91.

92.37 ÷ 0.5

a)

184.74

b)

18.474

c)

1840

d)

None of the above

92.

0.732 ÷ 0.06 =

a)

1.22

b)

12.2

c)

.122

d)

None of the above

93.

17.4 ÷ 2.9

a)

0.6

b)

6

c)

60

d)

0.06

94.

What should you multiply the dividend and divisor by before dividing 1.47 ÷ 3.5?

a)

100

b)

1

c)

10

d)

1000

95.

73.15 ÷ 0.05

a)

1,463

b)

146.3

c)

14.63

d)

1.463

96.

1.5 ÷ 0.03

a)

5

b)

50

c)

500

d)

5,000

97.

642.5 ÷ 5

a)

12.85

b)

128.5

c)

1,285

d)

12,850

98.

Divide 4.68 by .3

a)

15.6

b)

156

c)

.156

d)

1.56

99.

Divide 84.24 by 6

a)

140.4

b)

15.04

c)

14.04

d)

1.534

100.

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?

a)

$2.30

b)

$23.00

c)

$21.30

d)

$20.30

101.

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?

a)

0.33

b)

0.44

c)

3.96

d)

5.28

102.

Ava earned $59.70 selling handmade bracelets at the craft fair. She sold a total of 6 bracelets. If all the bracelets were priced the same, how much did she charge for each bracelet?

a)

$8.98

b)

$9.95

c)

$53.70

d)

$65.70

103.

Use the model to answer the question

a)

0.81 ÷ 3 = 0.27

b)

1.47 ÷ 7 = 0.27

c)

0.21 ÷ 7 = 0.03

d)

3.21 ÷ 3 = 1.07

104.

Estimate to the nearest whole number:
654.96

a)

650

b)

700

c)

655

d)

600

105.

Roger places 57 equal-sized bags of rice onto 3 shelves at the grocery store. The total weight of the rice is 54.72 pounds. What is the weight of each bag of rice?

a)

A. 0.96 lb.

b)

B. 1.06 lb.

c)

C. 18.24 lb.

d)

D. 0.94 lb.

106.

Ariel solved the equation below.

7.9 divided by n = 0.79

What value of n makes the equation true?

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

.1

107.

Estimate the quotient. Use compatible numbers.

121 ÷ 12.75

a)

120 ÷ 12 = 10

b)

121 ÷ 13 = 9.3

c)

100 ÷ 12 = 8.3

d)

120 ÷ 13 = 9.2

108.

Lisa walked for 18 days. She walked a total of 40.4 miles. If her route was the same each day, how many miles did she walk each day?

a)

28 miles

b)

280 miles

c)

2.8 miles

d)

0.28 miles

109.

2.8 ÷ 4

a)

7

b)

0.7

c)

0.07

d)

70

110.

2.8 ÷ 0.4

a)

7

b)

0.7

c)

0.07

d)

70

111.

1.8 ÷ 2

a)

9

b)

90

c)

0.9

d)

0.09

112.

1.8 ÷ 0.2

a)

9

b)

90

c)

0.9

d)

0.09

113.

0.15 ÷ 3

a)

0.5

b)

0.05

c)

5

d)

0.15

114.

36.8 ÷ 2

a)

18.4

b)

184

c)

18.04

d)

1.84

115.

36.8 ÷ 0.2

a)

18.4

b)

184

c)

18.04

d)

1.84

116.

2.4 ÷ 0.4

a)

6

b)

0.6

c)

0.96

d)

8

117.

4.8 ÷ 0.6

a)

8

b)

0.8

c)

13

d)

1.3

118.

4.8 ÷ 6

a)

8

b)

0.8

c)

13

d)

1.3

119.

A florist sells a dozen roses for $29.88. What is the cost of one rose?

a)

$2.41

b)

$2.49

c)

$2.40

d)

$2.08

120.

Fourteen boxes of candles were sold for $91.00. What is the cost of 1 box?

a)

$1.30

b)

$6.50

c)

$13.00

d)

$0.65

121.

What is 63.2 divided by 5?

a)

12.63

b)

12.87

c)

12.64

d)

12.65

122.

Corrine has 10 pounds of trail mix to divide into 8 bags. How much trail mix will go in each bag?

a)

0.125 trail mix

b)

12.5 pounds

c)

1.25 pounds

d)

12.5 trail mix

123.

25.2 ÷ 4

a)

6.4

b)

5.13

c)

5.4

d)

6.3

124.

A bag of oranges costs $7.65. Five friends want to share the bag. How much will each friend pay?

a)

$38.25

b)

$1.53

c)

$2.00

d)

$1.13

125.

What is 3.5 ÷ .7

a)

5

b)

.5

c)

.05

d)

50

126.

What is 30 ÷ .5

a)

60

b)

6

c)

.6

d)

.06

127.

Calculate
1.08÷4

a)

2.7

b)

0.27

c)

2.07

d)

.20

128.

14.28 ÷ 4.2

a)

3.4

b)

3.6

c)

3.7

d)

3.5

Dividing Decimals and Word Problems

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