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Divide decimals by whole numbers: word problems
In a survey,
4
11
\frac{4}{11}
11
4
of people said Sunday was their favourite day. If
66
66
66
people were surveyed, how many people picked Sunday?
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A boat traveled at a constant speed for
8
8
8
hours, covering a total distance of
290.4
290.4
290.4
kilometers. How fast was it going?
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kilometers per hour
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A factory used
257.77
257.77
257.77
kilograms of tomatoes to make
5
5
5
batches of pasta sauce. What quantity of tomatoes did the factory put in each batch?
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kilograms
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Monica used
17.2
17.2
17.2
cups of flour to bake
4
4
4
cakes. How much flour, on average, did she put in each cake?
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cups
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A cookie factory used
35.67
35.67
35.67
kilograms of chocolate chips to make
2
2
2
batches of cookies. How many kilograms of chocolate chips did the factory put in each batch?
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kilograms
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Kaylee ordered
6
6
6
skeins of yarn, for a total of
322.2
322.2
322.2
centimeters of yarn. How many centimeters of yarn did each skein contain?
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centimeters
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An aquarium owns
5
5
5
identical tanks. All together, the tanks can hold
723.3
723.3
723.3
gallons of water. How much water can each tank hold?
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gallons
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Anita bought
6
6
6
rolls of paper towels. She got
572.4
572.4
572.4
meters of paper towels in all. How many meters of paper towels were on each roll?
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meters
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Quinn went to the hardware store and bought
7
7
7
yellow ropes. The total length of the ropes was
135.73
135.73
135.73
meters. How long was each rope?
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meters
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A scientist collected
2
2
2
water samples from local streams. Each sample was the same size, and he collected
1.8
1.8
1.8
liters of water in all. What was the volume of each water sample?
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liters
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Craig went to the hardware store and bought
4
4
4
identical wooden boards. When Craig placed all the boards end-to-end, the line was
21.15
21.15
21.15
meters long. How long was each board?
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meters
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A cookie factory used
82.2
82.2
82.2
kilograms of chocolate chips to make
8
8
8
batches of cookies. How many kilograms of chocolate chips did the factory put in each batch?
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kilograms
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A construction company transported
5
5
5
stones that weighed a total of
72.14
72.14
72.14
kilograms. How much did each stone weigh?
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kilograms
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A pasta factory made
27.7
27.7
27.7
pounds of pasta in
4
4
4
minutes. How much pasta, on average, did the factory make each minute?
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pounds
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A square is cut into
4
4
4
identical triangles. Each triangle has an area of
1
1
1
square unit. What is the side length of the square?
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units
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A square has an area of
1
4
\frac{1}{4}
4
1
of a square unit. If its sides were stretched to be four times as long, what would its new area be?
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square units
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Stan drove
3300
m
3300 \mathrm{~m}
3300
m
to the grocery store. The tires on his truck are
2.2
m
2.2 \mathrm{~m}
2.2
m
in circumference.
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How many rotations did each tire make on Stan's drive?
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\square
□
rotations
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Tomas was able to fill
6
2
3
6\frac{2}{3}
6
3
2
equal-sized buckets with a total of
33
1
3
33\frac{1}{3}
33
3
1
liters of paint. How much paint was in each whole bucket? liters
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A scale on a map shows that
2
2
2
.
5
5
5
centimeters represents
15
15
15
kilometers.
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What number of actual kilometers are represented by
17
17
17
.
5
5
5
centimeters on the map?
\newline
kilometers
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A scale on a hiking map shows that
1
1
1
.
5
5
5
inches represents
4
4
4
miles.
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What number of actual miles are represented by
6
6
6
inches on the map?
\newline
miles
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Robert climbed
775
775
775
steps in
12
1
2
12 \frac{1}{2}
12
2
1
minutes.
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How many steps did he average per minute?
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steps per minute
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A baker decorates
42
42
42
cupcakes in
30
30
30
minutes. She decorates cupcakes at a constant rate.
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How many cupcakes can the baker decorate per minute?
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cupcakes
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Sydney read
50
50
50
pages in
40
40
40
minutes. She reads at a constant rate.
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How many pages can Sydney read per minute?
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pages
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A plane flew at a constant speed and traveled
762
762
762
miles in
5
5
5
hours.
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How many miles would the plane travel in
3
3
3
hours at the same speed?
\newline
miles
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Rachel types
162
162
162
words in
3
3
3
minutes. Rachel types at a constant rate.
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How many words does Rachel type per minute?
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words
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Hiro biked
52
52
52
miles in
4
4
4
hours. What was his speed in miles per hour?
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The average typing speed is about
40
40
40
words per minute (wpm). Colin took an online typing test, and typed
170
170
170
words in
2
2
2
.
5
5
5
minutes
(
m
i
n
)
(\mathrm{min})
(
min
)
. How much faster than average was Colin's typing speed in words per minute?
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The speed of a space shuttle orbiting the Earth is
28
28
28
,
325
325
325
miles per hour. What is the distance, in thousands of miles, the space shuttle travels in
5
5
5
days?
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There are
128
128
128
ounces in a gallon. There are
4
4
4
quarts in a gallon.
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How many ounces are in a quart?
\newline
ounces
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There are
86
86
86
,
400
400
400
frames of animation in
1
1
1
hour of anime.
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How many frames are there per second?
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There are
3
3
3
,
600
600
600
seconds in
1
1
1
hour.
\newline
frames
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