Dividing Decimals by Powers of 10

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What happens to a decimal when you divide it by 10?

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The decimal point moves one place to the left.

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

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What happens to a decimal when you divide it by 100?

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The decimal point moves two places to the left.

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

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What happens to a decimal when you divide it by 1000?

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The decimal point moves three places to the left.

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

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Calculate: 48.4 ÷ 0.02

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2,420

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

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Calculate: 32.40 ÷ 1000

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0.0324

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

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Calculate: 5.68 ÷ 8

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0.71

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

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Calculate: 46.5 ÷ 1000

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0.0465

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

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Estimate using compatible numbers: 26.2 ÷ 5 = ?

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25 ÷ 5 = 5

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

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What is a compatible number?

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A number that is easy to compute with mentally.

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How do you divide a decimal by a power of 10?

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Move the decimal point to the left for each zero in the power of 10.

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2