Dividing Whole Numbers by Decimals
Dividing Decimals by
Whole Numbers
Dividing Decimals
by Decimals
Mixed Decimal Division
Vocabulary
100

3 ÷ .5

6

100

5.92 ÷ 4

1.48

100

20.4 ÷ .4

51

100

192.8 ÷ 2

96.4

100

A dot placed between numbers

decimal point

200

217 ÷ .7

31

200

65.48 ÷ 4

16.37

200

9.821 ÷ 2.8

3.51

200

divide 

12.5 ÷ 5

2.5

200

What we call this:

26.54....26.5 or    16.9....17

rounding

300

1016 ÷ .8

127

300

0.876 ÷ 6

0.146

300

1.5 ÷ .25

6

300

50.4 ÷ 9

5.6

300

When dividing you move the decimal up from the dividend to this

quotient

400

22 ÷ 1.1

20

400

9.92 ÷ 8

1.24

400

.7 ÷ .35

2

400

76 ÷ .4

190

400

The number you are dividing

dividend

500

516 ÷ 4.3

120

500

22.1 ÷ 17

1.3

500

9.75 ÷ 3.25

3

500

39.49 ÷ 1.1

35.9

500

The number you are dividing by

Divisor