Dividing Whole Numbers by Decimals
Name: _______________________________
Date: _______________________________
Instructions:
To divide a whole number by a decimal, first convert the divisor to a whole number by multiplying both the divisor and dividend by the same power of 10. Then complete the division.
Example: 48 ÷ 0.6 = 480 ÷ 6 = 80
Section A: Basic Division (divisor has 1 decimal place)
1.
24 ÷ 0.4 = ________________
2.
36 ÷ 0.9 = ________________
3.
56 ÷ 0.8 = ________________
4.
72 ÷ 0.6 = ________________
5.
45 ÷ 0.5 = ________________
Section B: Division (divisor has 2 decimal places)
6.
84 ÷ 0.12 = ________________
7.
96 ÷ 0.16 = ________________
8.
150 ÷ 0.25 = ________________
9.
78 ÷ 0.15 = ________________
10.
144 ÷ 0.18 = ________________
Section C: Mixed Practice
11.
125 ÷ 0.5 = ________________
12.
180 ÷ 0.36 = ________________
13.
210 ÷ 0.7 = ________________
14.
320 ÷ 0.64 = ________________
15.
156 ÷ 0.12 = ________________
Section D: Word Problems
16. A piece of ribbon 48 metres long is cut into pieces that are 0.8 metres each. How many pieces are there?
Answer: ________________
17. A water tank holds 450 litres. If each bottle holds 0.75 litres, how many bottles can be filled?
Answer: ________________