Dividing With Decimal Numbers as the Dividends

45.6 ÷ 3 =

• 52

• 15.2

• 152

• 11.2

1.8 ÷ 2 = _______

• 0.9

• 9

• 0.09

• 90

12.68 ÷ 2

• 6.03

• 63.4

• 0.603

• 6.34

Divide 6.55 by 5

• .131

• .313

• 1.31

• 13.1

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

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.

Calculate the result of this division

45.6÷3.2

• 1.42

• 14.25

• 15.25

• 1425

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

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

Find the value of this expression

37.68÷2.4

• 1.57

• 14.7

• 15.7

• 1570