Dividing with Decimals

Multi-Step: Yesterday, a bamboo plant was 12.62 yards tall. Today, the bamboo is an additional 0.34 yard. Carter decided to chop the bamboo into 6 equal pieces. :-(

How long is each piece?

• 21.6 yds

• 2.16 yds

• 0.216 yds

• 216 yds

5.6 ÷ 0.02 =

• 280

• .003

• 28

• 357

17.4 ÷ 2.9

• 0.6

• 6

• 60

• 0.06

73.15 ÷ 0.05

• 1,463

• 146.3

• 14.63

• 1.463

How many spaces do you have to move each decimal point before you divide?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 4

How many spaces do you move the decimal point before you divide?

• 3

• 2

• 4

• 1

• 52.3

• There is no Dividend

• 2.1

• 109.83

  
  

In the division problem shown, what number goes inside the division bracket?

• 65.5

• 5

• I have no idea!

Since we are not writing remainders anymore, what can I add into the dividend to keep dividing?

• Any number I choose

• A decimal point and then as many zeros as I need

• As many zeros as I need right after the last number in the dividend

• A decimal and the number 106 (because that is my favorite classroom number)

• 2.11

• 2.21

• 2.12

• 3.36