Exam 14: Division of Decimal Fractions

Divide $5.50 by $0.50.

Divide 0.636 liter by 0.03.

Flooring to finish a kitchen floor costs $2,675.75 for labor and material. What is the cost per square foot if the area of the floor is 175 square feet?

A painter spends 450 minutes staining 4,500 square feet on a shingled building. How many minutes will it take to stain 100 square feet?

Divide 8.2 inches by 4. (2 places)

Move the decimal point in the dividend to the left the same number of places. Place zeros after the dividend if necessary.

Divide 0.7575 by 55.0. (4 places)

A worker's paycheck for a job is $2,275. This is one and one-half times as much as the helper's check. How much does the helper receive? (Hint: Express one and one-half as a decimal fraction.)

Before dividing, move the decimal point in the divisor to the extreme right, making the divisor a whole number.

How many pieces of 2.25 inch face flooring are required for a closet 29.25 inches deep by 6 feet in length when the flooring is laid parallel to the length of the closet?