Topic

3 Decimals: Operations

Pre-assessment

Name..........................................................................................
Concept 3: Dividing decimals

1 Choose the best answer.

a Use mental computation
to find the quotient of
567.8 100.

b What is 0.76 1000?

c What is 76 100?

0.76

0.76

0.05678

7.60

7.60

0.5678

76.0

76.0

5.678

760

760

56.78
2 Ahmed saved for 10weeks to buy a new mobile phone. The phone cost $275.00.
How much did he save each week?

3 A large tree branch is to be cut up into 10 pieces and the total length is 27m.
Shane suggests that this means each piece will be 27cm long. Is this correct?

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4 How much would you need to save per week to have enough in 10weeks time for a
basketball worth $35 and a hoop worth $110?

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