1. Dividing Decimals

2. Today’s Objective
IWBAT divide decimals.

3. Warmup - Divide
1) 29; 2) 8.333…; 3) 2.666…; 4) 14.5

5. Why is dividing decimals important?
From Steele Creek Elementary to the city of Northfield, Minnesota, it is exactly miles. If Ms. Ryan can get 26.7 miles per gallon in her car, how many gallons of gas will it take her to arrive in her beloved state?

6. Presenting Ms. RYAN’S ride…

7. Why is dividing decimals important?
From Steele Creek Elementary to the city of Northfield, Minnesota, it is exactly miles. If Ms. Ryan can get 26.7 miles per gallon in her car, how many gallons of gas will it take her to arrive in her beloved state?

8. What's happening
to the decimal
in these 2 problems??
1.73
8.25
2.25
0.556
173
825
225
055.6

9. Key Points!!!
Before dividing with decimals, we must make sure that there is…
NO DECIMAL
In the outside number
If there is a decimal on the outside, we must move it ALL THE WAY to the right!!!

10. So what’s this look like?
0.06
3.72
372 6

11. So what’s this look like?
0.05
0.635
63.5 5

12. So what’s this look like?
1.73
0.825
173
82.5

13. So what’s this look like?
0.204
2.5
204
2500

14. Show me your
fingers first and then
we will move the
decimal.

15. What will it look like after you move the decimal?
0.003 25

16. What will it look like after you move the decimal?
3.5
2.25

17. What will it look like after you move the decimal?
4.556
0.03

18. What will it look like after you move the decimal?
0.1 33

19. What will it look like after you move the decimal?
5.04
5.446

20. What will it look like after you move the decimal?
6.02
2.554

21. Now that we can move the decimals …
LET’S DIVIDE!!!

22. Steps for Dividing Decimals
1.) Move the decimal all the way to the right on the outside. 2.) Move the decimal the same number of spaces to the right on the inside. 3.) Bring the decimal straight up. 4.) Divide as normal.

23. So what’s the actual answer?
0.003 36

24. So what’s the actual answer?
0.04
24.5

25. So what’s the actual answer?
0.3
0.0018

26. So what’s the actual answer?
0.6
0.024

27. Solve each problem 51 33
0.003
0.4
0.46
52.4
0.002
0.0005
1.8
0.0018
0.9
0.9