Dividing Decimals
Dividing Decimals
Dividing Decimals
“Swingin’ Monkeys”
Swinging Monkeys!
0
Quotient
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“Outside”
Divisor
“Inside”
Dividend
Division Vocabulary
12.64 ÷ 0.2
12.64 divided by 0.2
0 .2 12.64
Steps in Dividing Decimals
Divisor
0.2 12.64
Moved (swung)
in gin’ the decimal point
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key 1 place to the
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right
Steps in Dividing Decimals
Moved (swung)
the decimal point
1 place to the
right
Steps in Dividing Decimals –
Swingin’ Monkeys
0.2 12.64
Steps in Dividing Decimals –
Swingin’ Monkeys
3. Place (swing) 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. Now, divide as usual!
2 126.4
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
What is actually happening . . .
When you move When you move
the decimal one the decimal two
place to the right to places to the right
create a WHOLE to create a WHOLE
number – you are number – you are
actually multiplying actually multiplying
it by 10! it by 100!
Three?
Let’s Practice
1) 14.2 ÷ 0.2 =
2) 25.5 ÷ 1.5 =