Vocabulary/Steps
the number being divided
Dividend
Sarah bought 3.6 pounds of apples. If she wants to divide the apples equally into 4 bags, how many pounds of apples will be in each bag?
0.9
Divide these decimals 8.8 / 0.8
11
Multiply these decimals. 0.03 x 10
.3
Subtract these decimals.
3.53 - 2
1.53
the answer to a division problem
quotient
A bottle contains 2.5 liters of juice. If you want to pour the juice into cups that hold 0.5 liters each, how many cups can you fill?
5
Divide these decimals. 6 / .3
20
Multiply these decimals. 0.23 x 7
1.61
Subtract these decimals.
10.71 - 0.7
10.01
the number that goes into the dividend or the number of groups
Divisor
A teacher has 7.2 meters of ribbon. She wants to cut the ribbon into pieces that are 1.2 meters long. How many pieces can she cut?
6
Divide these decimals 5.4 /.6
9
Multiply these decimals. 4.4 x 5.3
23.32
Subtract these decimals.
2.54 - 1.82
0.72
Name the four steps of Long Division in order
Divide, Multiply, Subtract, Bring Down (bring up)
A baker made 4.8 kilograms of dough and wants to divide it into portions of 0.6 kilograms each. How many portions can he make?
8
Divide these decimals. 21.74 / 2
10.87
Multiply these decimals. 0.7 x 2.6
1.82
Subtract these decimals.
2.15 - 1.05
1.1
How many places does the dividend decimal move AFTER we move the divisor decimal?
The same number of places as the divisor
An artist painted 9.6 square meters of a mural. If he painted at a rate of 1.6 square meters per day, how many days did he take to finish the mural?
6
Divide these decimals 4.56/ 3.4
1.2
Multiply these decimals. 2.5 x 7
17.5
Subtract these decimals.
1.72 - 0.8
0.92