Divide by Powers of 10 and 100
4.72/ 0.1
4.72 x 10 =
47.2
5.75 divided by 5 =_____
1.15?
305 divided by .5 =_____
610?
This is where you will move the decimal in the divisor to before dividing in the equation 4.9 divided by 1.4
After the 4
$2.50 x ______ = $20
8
6.76/ 0.1
6.76 x 10 =
67.6
.546 divided by 7 = _____
.078?
369 divided by .6 = _____
615?
3.6 divided by 1.2 = _____
3
16.5 divided by 5 = _____
3.3
9.1/ 0.1
9.1 x 10 =
91
30.63 divided by 6 = _____
5.105?
78 divided by .3 = _____
260?
This is the first step in dividing a decimal number by a decimal number.
Move the decimal point in the divisor to the right to make the divisor a whole number.
54.02 divided by .02 = _____
2,701
22.1/ 0.01
22.1 x 100 =
2, 210
367.2 divided by 16 = _____
22.95?
78 divided by .03 = _____
2,600?
25.8 divided by 3.2 = _____
8.0625
True or false: The dividend is ALWAYS greater than the divisor.
False? Not with decimals!!
5.23/ 0.01
5.23 x 100 =
523
12.80 divided by 8 = _____
1.60?
_______ x .04 = 98
2,450?
This is the second step in dividing a decimal number by a decimal number.
Move the decimal point in the dividend to the right the same number of places you moved it in the divisor.
Then line up the decimal!
John and Mary took their 3 cousins to lunch. Their bill came to $63.75. If each meal cost the same amount, and every person ate, how much was each person's lunch?
$12.75?