Dividing Decimals — Quiz Answers

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What is the quotient of negative 27 point 3 7 5 divided by 7 point 5 ?

A
3 point 6 5
B
negative 3 point 6 5
C
0 point 3 6 5
D
negative 0 point 3 6 5
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Which expression of signed decimal numbers has a positive quotient?

A
2 point 5 divided by negative 9 point 5 6
B
negative 9 point 3 4 divided by 0 point 5 5
C
negative 1 point 7 divided by negative 10 point 0 6
D
negative 0 point 3 divided by 9 point 4 4
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What is the quotient? negative 286 longdiv 457 point 6

A
16
B
1 point 6
C
negative 16
D
negative 1 point 6
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Consider the long division problem shown. What error did Sam make when he computed the answer? Expand Image

A
The answer should be negative 65 . Sam made an error subtracting 258 from 270 .
B
The answer should be negative 630 . Sam should have moved the decimal point 5 places to the right in both the divisor and the dividend.
C
The answer should be negative 61 . Sam made an error when multiplying 6 times the divisor.
D
The answer should be negative 6 point 3 . Sam should have moved the decimal point 3 places to the right in both the divisor and the dividend.
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What is the quotient of 9 point 1 8 divided by negative 3 point 4 ?

A
2 point 7
B
0 point 2 7
C
negative 0 point 2 7
D
negative 2 point 7
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Jose had the following division problem for homework. What is the quotient? 182 dollars divided by 3 point 2 5

A
5 point 6 0 dollars
B
0 point 5 6 dollars
C
56 point 0 0 dollars
D
560 point 0 0 dollars
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Gena wants to estimate the quotient of negative 21 point 8 7 divided by 4 point 7 9 Which expression shows the estimate using front-end estimation?

A
negative 20 divided by 4
B
negative 21 divided by 4
C
negative 20 divided by 5
D
negative 21 divided by 5
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Jo estimated the quotient of negative 41 point 7 1 divided by negative 6 point 0 3 by rounding each to the nearest integer. What is Jo’s error? Expand Image

A
Jo should have divided negative 7 by negative 7 .
B
Jo should have rounded the divisor to negative 6 .
C
Jo should have divided negative 7 by negative 42 .
D
Jo should have rounded the dividend to negative 40 .

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