In this activity, we will carry out written divisions of decimal numbers up to 2 decimal places.

 

Dividing a decimal by a whole number is very similar to a normal division.

 

We just line up the decimal points.

Look at these examples, one without decimals and one with.

 

 

 

So

734 ÷ 2 = 367

 

and

7.34 ÷ 2 = 3.67

 

 

Example

Use a written division to calculate:

8.45 ÷ 5

 

Answer

 

8 ÷ 5 = 1 r3

34 ÷ 5 = 6 r4

45 ÷ 5 = 9

The answer is 1.69.

 

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