Dividing with Decimals in the Dividend

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What is the term for the number being divided in a division problem?

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Dividend

Front

What is the term for the number that divides the dividend in a division problem?

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Divisor

Front

What is the result of a division problem called?

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Quotient

Front

Calculate: 36.8 ÷ 2

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18.4

Front

Calculate: 13.23 ÷ 7

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1.89

Front

In the division problem 68 ÷ 4, what is 68 called?

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Dividend

Front

In the division problem 68 ÷ 4, what is 4 called?

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Divisor

Front

In the division problem 34 ÷ 2, what is the result called?

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Quotient

Front

What is the first step in dividing a decimal number?

Back

Align the decimal point in the dividend and divisor.

Front

What happens to the decimal point in the quotient when dividing by a decimal?

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It moves to the right to make the divisor a whole number.