Dividing Decimals Using the Number Line (Example)

The video tutorial explains how to divide 25 hundredths by 5 hundredths using a number line. It starts by introducing the concept of division on a number line and describes how the line is divided into tenths and hundredths. The tutorial then demonstrates plotting the dividend, 25 hundredths, on the number line and dividing it into groups of 5 hundredths. Finally, it concludes that 25 hundredths divided by 5 hundredths equals 5.

What does each larger line on the number line represent?

• 1/100

• 1/10

• 1/20

• 1/5

How do you find 25 hundredths on the number line?

• Locate 2/10 and count 5 hundredths right

• Locate 2/10 and count 5 hundredths left

• Locate 3/10 and count 5 hundredths left

• Locate 1/10 and count 15 hundredths right

What is the first step in dividing 25 hundredths by 5 hundredths?

• Plot 25 hundredths on the number line

• Count 10 hundredths to the right

• Plot 5 hundredths on the number line

• Count 5 hundredths to the left

How many groups of 5 hundredths can be made from 25 hundredths?

• 5 groups

• 4 groups

• 3 groups

• 6 groups

What is the result of dividing 25 hundredths by 5 hundredths?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 4