Divide Decimals Rule

Find the quotient of 36.8 ÷ 2

• 18.4

• 184

• 18.04

• 1.84

Find the quotient of 2.8 ÷ 0.4

• 7

• 0.7

• 0.07

• 70

Terrance used base-ten blocks to help him divide a decimal by 4. His model is shown. What division problem did he model? Hint: Remember that each group represents the quotient.

• 26 ÷ 4

• 62 ÷ 4

• 6.48 ÷ 4 

• 6.84 ÷ 4

What division problem does this model represent?

• 14÷3

• 14÷3

• 42÷3

• 312÷3

What is the first step when dividing the problem above?

• Move the decimal in the divisor AND dividend TWO places.

• Move the decimal in the divisor AND dividend THREE places.

• Move the decimal in only the divisor

• Bring the decimal straight up.

When Dividing a number by a decimal we...

• We make the Divisor into a whole number by moving the decimal point to the RIGHT and the decimal to the RIGHT on the inner number.

• Get rid of the decimal by erasing it

• We make the Divisor into a whole number by moving the decimal point to the LEFT and the decimal to the LEFT on the inner number.

• Add zeros to the inner number

Calculate the result of this division

45.6÷3.2

• 1.42

• 14.25

• 15.25

• 1425

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

Find the value of this expression

37.68÷2.4

• 1.57

• 14.7

• 15.7

• 1570

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

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

• 4

• 1.04

• 1.40

• 1.004