Dividing decimals is whole-number division with the decimal point handled carefully. That runs on solid division facts, dividing by 10 and 100, and reading decimal place value. Warm these up and decimal quotients land right.
Answer these 3, then press Show my path. No grade — this just points you to the right level.
1. What is 42 ÷ 6?
2. What is 60 ÷ 10?
3. In 0.8, the digit 8 is in the ___ place.
To divide a decimal by a whole number, divide as usual and bring the decimal point straight up into the answer. Dividing by 10 or 100 just shifts the point left.
Your quick check picks one for you, but you can switch any time:
Level 0 Let's warm up division facts and divide-by-ten.
A. What is 8 ÷ 2?
2 × 4 = 8, so 8 ÷ 2 = 4.
B. What is 30 ÷ 10?
Divide by 10 removes a zero: 30 ÷ 10 = 3.
C. What is 18 ÷ 3?
3 × 6 = 18, so 18 ÷ 3 = 6.
Level 1 Now divide a simple decimal by a whole number.
A. What is 0.8 ÷ 2?
8 ÷ 2 = 4, bring the point up → 0.4.
B. What is 0.9 ÷ 3?
9 ÷ 3 = 3, bring the point up → 0.3.
C. What is 50 ÷ 100?
Dividing by 100 shifts the point two places left: 50 → 0.50 = 0.5.
Level 2 Warm-up straight into decimal division.
A. What is 2.4 ÷ 6?
24 ÷ 6 = 4, one digit after the point → 0.4.
B. What is 3.5 ÷ 5?
35 ÷ 5 = 7, one digit after the point → 0.7.
1. What is 0.6 ÷ 3?
6 ÷ 3 = 2, bring the point up → 0.2.
2. What is 4.8 ÷ 4?
48 ÷ 4 = 12, one digit after the point → 1.2.
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