Dividing Decimals that Terminate

Section (3 – 4)

Vocabulary

• Quotient – means the answer to a division problem.

• Divisor – the number you are dividing by. (outside the sign)

• Dividend – the number you are dividing. (under the sign)

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Rules for dividing decimals

• Rule 1: the divisor may NEVER be a decimal. It must be a whole number!

• Rule 2: if you move the decimal in the divisor, you MUST move the decimal in the dividend the SAME number of places.

• Rule 3: after moving the decimal in the dividend, shift the decimal UP into your answer, immediately.

• Rule 4: don’t stop dividing until you reach the decimal or go past the decimal.

Example

49.62.2 .9.6422

2

–44 20 9–198

9

11

5

0

0–11 0

Terminating?

• Simply means that you will have no remainder

• Practice51.2 ÷ 16 =

60.075 ÷ 7.5 =

6.3 x 8 ÷ 11.2 =

3.28.01

11.2

Homework

• Worksheet– Practice 3 – 4

• Practice, Practice, Practice!!!!