Exploring Dividing Decimals Through Modeling

What is the first step in modeling the division of decimals?

• Shade in the number of tenths.

• Identify the number of tenths.

• Shade in the number of groups.

• Identify the number of groups.

How many groups are used in the example problem?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 2

What do you do after shading in the tenths?

• Add more tenths.

• Distribute the tenths into groups.

• Subtract the tenths.

• Count the total number of tenths.

How many tenths are there in total before distribution?

• 13

• 12

• 11

• 10

What is the final step in solving the division problem?

• Subtract the tenths from the total.

• Count the number of groups.

• Add the tenths together.

• Count the number of tenths in one group.

What is the result of dividing 1.2 by 4?

• 0.5

• 0.2

• 0.3

• 0.4