Jerry saved $690 in 6 months. If he saved the same amount each month, how much did he save each month?
When dividing money, we follow the same steps as dividing decimals. We just add a dollar sign to our answer.
Before we start dividing money, let's look at what the digits mean.
Digits to the left of the decimal are for dollars. Digits to the right are for cents.
Let's solve the problem about Jerry's savings.
Divide the total savings by the number of months.
$690 ÷ 6 = ?
To divide the numbers, we use the long division method.
The steps are easy to do:
Divide
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Subtract
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Let's get started. 😃
First, write the dividend inside the division bar.
Then we write the divisor to the left of the bar.
Tip: We don't have to write the dollar sign while we're computing. We can write it later.
Now, we start dividing.
We follow the steps of long division we learned earlier:
The final answer is 115.
Make sure to write the dollar sign before the number. 💲
$690 ÷ 6 = $115
So, Jerry saved $115 each month.
Great job.
Emma paid $17.10 for a box of donuts. There were 6 donuts in it. How much does each donut cost?
This problem asks us to divide the total price by the number of donuts in the box.
$17.10 ÷ 6 = ?
We'll use long division to solve this problem.
First, we arrange the numbers and get ready to divide.
Before dividing, write a decimal point in the quotient. Write this just above the decimal point in the dividend. ✏️
Now that we wrote the decimal point in the quotient, we can ignore it while we divide.
Next, follow the steps of long division to find your quotient, like this:
Our solution is now complete.
The quotient is 02.85.
We drop the leading zero, and just write $2.85.
Remember to write the dollar sign before the number.
$17.10 ÷ 6 = $2.85
Now we know that each donut costs $2.85.
Great work learning how to divide money. 👏
Now, start the practice.