Dividing DecimalsMove both points the same number of places, then divide…5th GradeYou can multiply both numbers by 10 as many times as you like — the answer does not change.1LOOK AT THE DIVISORThe number you are dividing BY. Is it a decimal?2MOVE ITS POINT TO THE END1.2 becomes 12 — that is one move.3MOVE THE OTHER POINT THE SAMEWhatever you did to one, do to the other.4DIVIDE AS NORMALThe decimal point in the answer sits above the one inside.WORKED: 4.8 ÷ 1.2Move both one place: 48 ÷ 1248 ÷ 12 = 4Answer: 4Moving both points multiplies both by ten. The ratio between them isuntouched.Dividing Decimalswww.littleactivity.com

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Math · 5th Grade

Dividing Decimals

Move both points the same number of places, then divide normally.

How to use it

Never divide by a decimal. Move the point first so you are dividing by a whole number.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
5th Grade
Ages
10–11
Subject
Math
Pages
1

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