Dividing a Whole Number by a Decimal

3.6 ÷ 4

• 0.9

• 9

• .09

• 9.09

45.6 ÷ 3 =

• 52

• 15.2

• 152

• 11.2

55.2 ÷ 46

• .12

• 12

• 1.2

• 1.02

A candy store owner has 8.32 pounds of jelly beans.  If she splits the jelly beans into 8 jars, how many pounds of candy will go in each jar?

• 4

• 1.04

• 1.40

• 1.004

2.943 ÷ 2.7

When dividing decimals, if the number on the outside of the division tent is a decimal we must...

• make it a whole number

• only move the decimal on the outside

• change it to a fraction

When the divisor is a decimal: 3rd step is

• Multiply the divisor by a power of 10 to make it a whole number. (Move the decimal to the right)

• Multiply the dividend by the same power of 10. (Move decimal to the same number of spaces as the divisor)

• Place the decimal in the quotient directly above the decimal in the dividend.

• Find the answer.

When the divisor is a decimal: 3rd step is

• Multiply the divisor by a power of 10 to make it a whole number. (Move the decimal to the right)

• Multiply the dividend by the same power of 10. (Move decimal to the same number of spaces as the divisor)

• Place the decimal in the quotient directly above the decimal in the dividend.

• Find the answer.

3.6 divided by 8 =

• 45

• 0.450

• 0.45

• 4.5

77 divided by 0.11 =

• 7

• 0.7

• 0.07

• 70