Dividing Decimals (Decimal by Decimal)

Which division problem would give you the same answer as 6.3 divided by 0.25? 

Hint: move the decimal in BOTH numbers.

• 6.3 divided by 25

• 630 divided by 25

• 630 divided by 0.25

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

Which number needs to be a whole number before we divide?

• The divisor (outside the garage)

• The dividend (inside the garage)

• The quotient (the answer)

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

True or False?

You have to move the decimal the SAME number of places for both the divisor (outside the garage) and the dividend (inside the garage).

• True

• False

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

How many times will 25 go into 63?

• 3 times

• 2 times

• 1 time

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

What is the next step?

• 13 divided by 25

• The remainder is 13

• Bring down the zero

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

How many times can 25 go into 130?

• 4 times (25 x 4 = 100)

• 5 times (25 x 5 = 125)

• 6 times (25 x 6 = 150)

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

He skipped a step.  What do we need to place between the two zeros?

• A decimal

• A comma

• Nothing

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.1

CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

When we have a decimal in the dividend (in the garage), where else do we need to write a decimal?

• Bring it down next to the bottom 5

• Directly above, next to 25.

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CCSS.5.NBT.A.2

CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

How many times will 25 go into 50?

• 1 time

• 2 times

• 3 times

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6

CCSS.5.NF.B.3

How did we change the numbers BEFORE we divided?

• We didn't change them

• We moved the decimal one place to the right

• We moved the decimal two places to the right

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