When solving $45.6 \div 3$, what is the correct first step after setting up the long division problem?

Place the decimal point in the answer directly above the decimal in 45.6.

Ignore the decimal point until the very end.

Dividing a Decimal Number by a Whole Number Practice — Grade 6 math

1. A ribbon that is 8.4 meters long is cut into 6 equal pieces. What is the length of each piece in meters? The length is ___ meters.
2. A stack of 8 identical textbooks is 20.8 cm tall. How thick is each textbook?
- A. 2.6 cm
- B. 26 cm
- C. 0.26 cm
- D. 2.8 cm
3. Calculate the quotient for the expression $164.5 \div 5$. The answer is ___.
4. When solving $45.6 \div 3$, what is the correct first step after setting up the long division problem?
- A. Place the decimal point in the answer directly above the decimal in 45.6.
- B. Divide 4 by 3.
- C. Ignore the decimal point until the very end.
- D. Bring down the 6.
5. If four friends equally share the cost of a gift that is 34.80 dollars, how much does each friend pay? Each friend pays ___ dollars.
6. A jug containing 1.4 liters of juice is poured equally into 5 glasses. How many liters of juice are in each glass? ___
7. What is the correct result of $3.3 \div 6$?
- A. $0.5$ with a remainder of 3
- B. $5.5$
- C. $0.55$
- D. $0.055$
8. A piece of wood 0.9 meters long is sawed into 4 equal segments. How long is each segment in meters? ___
9. When dividing $4.1$ by $2$, the first step gives a quotient of $2$ and a remainder of $1$. What is the correct next step to find the exact decimal answer?
- A. Write the answer as '2 R1'
- B. Add a zero to the dividend to make it 4.10 and continue dividing
- C. Round the answer to 2.1
- D. Stop because you cannot divide 1 by 2
10. Calculate the exact value of $2.1 \div 6$. The answer is ___.