Dividing Decimals

Dividing by Single Digit Divisors

100

65.5 ÷ 0.5 = 

131

200

708 ÷ 0.8 = 

885

300

5.42 ÷ 0.2 = 

27.1

400

0.63 ÷ 0.3 = 

2.1

500

9.8 ÷ 0.4 =

24.5

Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers

100

28.38 ÷ 6 =

4.73

200

76.54 ÷ 4 =

19.135

300

64.4 ÷ 5 =

12.88

400

 36.6 ÷ 8 =

4.575

500

50.4 ÷ 7 = 

7.2

Steps

100

Can you ever have a decimal as a divisor?

No, NEVER!

200

What is the first step to dividing decimals?

Get rid of the decimal in the divisor if there is one.

300

How do you remove a divisors decimal?

Multiply by powers of 10.

400

Do we use remainders when dividing with decimals?

NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

500

What is the next step when you subtract and get a number other than zero, but there aren't any digits to bring down?

Annex zeroes to the right of the decimal.

Dividing by 2 or 3-Digit Divisors

100

0.966 ÷ 0.23 = 

4.2 

200

4.8 ÷ 0.64 =

7.5

300

54 ÷ 1.2 = 

45

400

0.76 ÷ 0.50 = 

1.52

500

Divide 0.015 by 0.003

5

Vocabulary

100

The decimal INSIDE the "house" is called....

the dividend!

200

The ANSWER in decimal division problem is called...

the quotient!

300

The number OUTSIDE the "house" is called...

the divisor!

400

The LEFT OVER number in a decimal division is called... 

the remainder!

500

Simplify this fraction:   24/50

It's 12/25 of course!