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Dividing Decimals Worksheet

The document provides a series of exercises for dividing decimals by whole numbers and other decimals, requiring the use of short division, long division, and a suggested easier method. It includes practical applications such as calculating distances light travels in a month and determining costs related to purchasing bagels. Additionally, it poses questions about sharing meal costs and analyzing racing car times.

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Dividing Decimals Worksheet

The document provides a series of exercises for dividing decimals by whole numbers and other decimals, requiring the use of short division, long division, and a suggested easier method. It includes practical applications such as calculating distances light travels in a month and determining costs related to purchasing bagels. Additionally, it poses questions about sharing meal costs and analyzing racing car times.

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Name: _________________________

Dividing Decimals by a Whole Number or Decimals

Divide the given decimals. Show your work using short division and long division. Additional points will be given for your
suggested easier method of dividing decimals without the use of a calculator.

Given Using Short Division Using Long Division Using your own method

1. 3.6 ÷ 4 =

2. 12.32 ÷ 22 =

3. 69.904 ÷ 34 =

4. Light travels 5.88


trillion miles in one
year. How fa will
light travel in one
month?

5. Four dozen bagels


cost $30. How
much change will
you receive if you
pay for a dozen
bagels with a 10-
dollar bill?
6. How should we handle the remainder in dividing decimals? __________________________________________
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7. Shaun and four friends eat a meal at a restaurant. The total cost of the meal is $68.60. Shaun eats chicken korma
$9.45, pilau rice $2.20 and a plain naan $1.95. Is it better for Shaun to pay for his own food or to pay for an equal
share of the bill?

8. Jiachi times how long it takes two racing cars to travel 400 m. The tables show
her results.

a. Make a conjecture. Which car do you think has the fastest mean time?
b. Work out the mean time for each car.
c. Is your answer to part a correct?

Divide the following decimals using any method.

9. 3.69 ÷ 0.3 =

10. 0.0338 ÷ 1.3 =

11. 2.943 ÷ 2.7 =

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