Multiply and Divide Decimals

Divide-Whole Number Divisors

100

8.348 divide 4

2.087

200

9.616 divide 4

2.404

300

1237.85 divide 5

247.57

400

654.12 divide 3

218.04

500

6548.1 divide 8

818.5125

Divide-Divisors with Decimals

100

6366 divide .4

15915

200

3312 divide .9

3680

300

7746 divide .8

9682.5

400

548.2 divide .4

1370.5

500

84.32 divide .08

1054

Dividing Decimals Steps

100

Ask yourself if the divisor is what kind of number?

Whole

200

If the divisor is a whole number, then you will ___________ like normal.

Divide

300

If the divisor is a decimal you will ...

shift the decimal so that the divisor becomes a whole number.

400

Jake solved 4.48 divided by 1.6 and ended up with 4448 divided by 16. Was he correct, explain. 

He shifted the decimal over 1 too many times.

500

Come up and teach the class how to solve 345 divided by 2.3

short response