Dividing

Decimals
by
10, 100 or
1000
• Objectives
• Divide whole numbers by 10, 100 or 1000
• Divide decimal numbers by 10, 100 or 1000
• Success Criteria
• I can divide whole and decimal numbers by
10, 100 or 1000
• I can explain the effect
2x10=20

3x100=300

5x100=500

12x10=120

250x10=2,500
What is the answer when 62.5 is divided by 10?

Hundreds Tens Ones tenths hundredths thousandths

62.05 6.025 6.25 0.625

What is the answer when 62.5 is divided by 10?

Hundreds Tens Ones tenths hundredths thousandths

6 2 5

62.05 6.025 6.25 0.625

In other words we can say:
- the digits shifted one place to the right
OR
- the decimal point shifted one place to the left!
What is the answer when 248 is divided by 100?

Hundreds Tens Ones tenths hundredths thousandths

24.8 2.48 0.248 2.048

What is the answer when 248 is divided by 100?

Hundreds Tens Ones tenths hundredths thousandths

2 4 8

24.8 2.48 0.248 2.048

Match the number sentences with the correct answers.

a) 1002 ÷ 10 = 1.102

b) 1102 ÷ 1000 = 0.1102

c) 1.102 ÷ 10 = 100.2
Do you agree with Rajesh? Use reasoning to explain your answer.

You only ever need to

remove two zeroes when
dividing by 100.

Rajesh is incorrect. Although sometimes it appears that two zeroes are

removed when dividing by 100, the number moves two places to the right on
a place value grid.

‘Removing two zeroes’ can often lead to incorrect answers.

e.g. 12.500 ÷ 100 is not 12.5.

12.500 ÷ 100 = 0.125
Discuss what goes in each blank box in the diagram, proving that dividing by 100
is the same as dividing by 10 and then by 10 again.

÷ 100

20.3 2.03 2.03 0.203

÷ 10 ÷ 10
Children in year 6 are discussing how much pocket money they’ve
saved.
Calculate the amount of pocket money that each child has.

My savings are I have saved

10 times less 1000 times less
than Daniel’s. than Clinton.

Aaeesha Beth

My savings are I have saved

100 times more £29.
than Aaeesha’s.

Clinton Daniel
Calculate the amount of pocket money that each child has.

Aaeesha £29 ÷ 10 = £2.90

Beth £290 ÷ 1000 = £0.29

Clinton £2.90 x 100 = £290

Daniel £29
Challenge Me!
Divide by 1000?
In which of these problems will the answer be found by
dividing by 1000? Calculate the answers.
1.1000 people attend a football match. All tickets are the
same price. The total received is $12 500. How much is
each ticket?
Yes, $12.50
2. A swimming pool attendant fills a swimming pool with
1000 equal buckets of water. There are 4520 litres in the
pool. How much water is in each bucket?
Yes 4.52l
3. A baker makes 1000 pies in a week. Each pie is sold
for $1.45. All the pies are sold. How much does the baker
take for all the pies?

No $1.45 × 1000 = $1450 Show

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Classwork
Collins workbook p.81

Homework
Collins workbook p.80