Dividing decimals
The Maths Habit
Three oranges are each cut in half.
How many halves are there?
6
- Divisor
- The number you divide by.
How many 0.6 m pieces fit in 2.4 m?
2.4 ÷ 0.6 = 4
Count in tenths.
2.4 is 24 tenths. 0.6 is 6 tenths.
24 ÷ 6 = 4
The same jumps, so the same answer.
Work out 4.2 ÷ 0.7
Multiply both by 10 until you divide by a whole number. The answer does not change.4.2÷0.7↓ × 10↓ × 1042÷7
42 ÷ 7 = 6
Answer6
Work out 5.4 ÷ 0.6
5.4÷0.6↓ × 10↓ × 1054÷6
54 ÷ 6 = 9
Answer9
Work out 4.2 ÷ 0.7
Multiply both by 10 until you divide by a whole number. The answer does not change.4.2÷0.7↓ × 10↓ × 1042÷7
42 ÷ 7 = 6
Answer6
Work out 3.2 ÷ 0.4
3.2÷0.4↓ × 10↓ × 1032÷4
32 ÷ 4 = 8
Answer8
Work out 4.2 ÷ 0.7
Multiply both by 10 until you divide by a whole number. The answer does not change.4.2÷0.7↓ × 10↓ × 1042÷7
42 ÷ 7 = 6
Answer6
Work out 5.6 ÷ 0.8
5.6÷0.8↓ × 10↓ × 1056÷8
56 ÷ 8 = 7
Answer7
Work out 4.2 ÷ 0.7
Multiply both by 10 until you divide by a whole number. The answer does not change.4.2÷0.7↓ × 10↓ × 1042÷7
42 ÷ 7 = 6
Answer6
Work out 9 ÷ 0.3
9÷0.3↓ × 10↓ × 1090÷3
90 ÷ 3 = 30
Answer30
Work out 4.2 ÷ 0.7
Multiply both by 10 until you divide by a whole number. The answer does not change.4.2÷0.7↓ × 10↓ × 1042÷7
42 ÷ 7 = 6
Answer6
Work out 0.36 ÷ 0.4
0.36÷0.4↓ × 10↓ × 103.6÷4
3.6 ÷ 4 = 0.9
Answer0.9
A bottle holds 0.75 litres. How many 0.25 litre glasses can it fill?
3How many pieces 0.2 m long can be cut from 5 m of string?
25
