Since you are looking for prices of equal meals, you need to divide. Dividing Decimals LESSON 1-9 Additional Examples A class of 27 students held a picnic. They purchased food and drinks for the picnic for a total cost of $93.15. What was the price for each student’s meal? Since you are looking for prices of equal meals, you need to divide. Estimate 93.15 ÷ 27 90 ÷ 30, or 3 Divide as with whole numbers. Place the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend. 3.45 27 93.15 – 81 12 1 – 10 8 13 5 – 13 5 Each student’s meal cost $3.45. Check for Reasonableness 3.45 is reasonable since it close to 3.

Place the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in Dividing Decimals LESSON 1-9 Additional Examples Find each quotient. a. 0.475 ÷ 0.05 Now divide as with whole numbers. Place the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend. 9.5 5 47.5 – 45 2 5 – 2 5 Since the divisor has two decimal places, multiply the dividend and the divisor by 100 so that the divisor is a whole number. 0.05 0.475

Find each quotient. (continued) Dividing Decimals LESSON 1-9 Additional Examples Find each quotient. (continued) b. 9.674 ÷ 0.7 Now divide as with whole numbers. Place the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend. 13.82 7 96.74 – 7 26 – 21 5 7 – 5 6 14 – 14 Since the divisor has one decimal place, multiply the dividend and the divisor by 10 so that the divisor is a whole number. 0.7 9.674

Find each quotient. (continued) Dividing Decimals LESSON 1-9 Additional Examples Find each quotient. (continued) c. 163.125 ÷ 2.9 Now divide as with whole numbers. Place the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend. 56.25 29 16311.25 – 145 181 – 174 7 2 – 5 8 1 45 – 1 45 Since the divisor has one decimal place, multiply the dividend and the divisor by 10 so that the divisor is a whole number. 2.9 163.125