HELLO GRADE 6

DIVIDING DECIMALS
DIVISION VOCABULARY
“Roof”
Quotient
0.2 12.64
“Outside”
Divisor
“Inside”
Dividend
DIVISION VOCABULARY
12.64 ÷ 0.2
12.64 divided by 0.2

0.2 12.64
 STEPS IN DIVIDING DECIMALS
1. Make the divisor (outside number) a whole number by moving
the decimal to the right as many places as it takes to make it a
WHOLE NUMBER.

Divisor
0.2 12.64
Moved the decimal
point 1 place to the
right
 STEPS IN DIVIDING DECIMALS
2. Move the decimal point in the dividend the
same number of places as the divisor.

Moved the
.2 12.64 Dividend
decimal point 1
place to the right
 STEPS IN DIVIDING DECIMALS
3. Place the decimal point in the answer
(quotient) lined up with the decimal point in the
dividend (on the roof).

.2 12.64
 STEPS IN DIVIDING DECIMALS
4. Divide the numbers. Make sure the decimal point
stays lined up.
63 2
2 126.4
12
6
6
4
4
0
LET’S PRACTICE
 DIVIDING DECIMALS
25.5 ÷ 1.5
17
1.5 25.5
15
10 5
105
0
 DIVIDING DECIMALS
25.5 ÷ 1.5
71
0.2 14.2
14
02
2
0
 DIVIDING DECIMALS BY A WHOLE NUMBER
Find the quotient: 0.84 ÷ 3

0. 2 8
3 0.84 Place a decimal point in the
–6 quotient directly above the
decimal point in the dividend.
24 Divide as you would with whole
– 24 numbers.
0
 DIVIDING DECIMALS BY A WHOLE NUMBER
25.5 ÷ 1.5
71
0.2 14.2
14
02
2
0
 DIVIDING DECIMALS BY A WHOLE NUMBER
Find the quotient: 0.936 ÷ 9
0.1 04
9 0.936 Sometimes you need to use a
zero as a placeholder.
–9
9 > 3, so place a zero in the
3 quotient and divide 9 into 36.
–0
36
– 36
0
 DIVIDING WHOLE NUMBER BY A DECIMAL
Divide 6 by 1.25
4.8
1.25 60 0.0
Move the decimal point in the
divisor two places to the right

–500 Use zero as a placeholder.

1000 Divide as with whole numbers.
–1000
0
 DIVIDING WHOLE NUMBER BY A DECIMAL
Divide 4 by 1.25
3.2
1.25 40 0.0
Move the decimal point in the
divisor two places to the right

–375 Use zero as a placeholder.

25 0 Divide as with whole numbers.

–250
0
 DIVIDING WHOLE NUMBER BY A DECIMAL
Divide 24 by 2.5
9.6
2.5 240 .0 Move the decimal point in the
divisor one place to the right

–225 Use zero as a placeholder.

15 0 Divide as with whole numbers.

–150
0
 DIVIDING BY POWERS OF 10

To divide a number by a power of 10 like

10, 100, or 1000, we just have to move the
decimal point to the left an appropriate
number of places.
To divide by 10 we move one place
To divide by 100 we move two places
To divide by 1000 we move three places
and so on.
 DIVIDING BY POWERS OF 10
Examples:

1.25 ÷ 10 = 0.125
15.6 ÷ 100 = 0.156
17.2 ÷ 1,000 = 0.0172
125.9 ÷ 10,000 = 0.01259
 Dividing by of 0.1,0.01,0.001…
To divide a number by a 0.1, 0.01, 0.001…,
we just have to move the decimal point to
the right of an appropriate number of
places.

To divide by 0.1 we move one place

To divide by 0.01 we move two places
To divide by 0.001 we move three places
and so on.
 DIVIDING BY POWERS OF 10
Examples:
1.45 ÷ 0.1 = 14.5
7.5 ÷ 0.01 = 750
1.256 ÷ 0.001= 1,256
36.2 ÷ 0.01 = 3,620
 DIVIDING BY POWERS OF 10

45.2 ÷ 0.01 = 4,520

1.36 ÷ 100 = 0.0136
0.72 ÷ 0.1 = 7.2
125.9 ÷ 0.01 = 12,590
8.5 ÷ 10 = 0.85
THANK YOU!!
Teacher Mitch