Decimal Division (5.NBT.B.7)
Understanding Decimals
- Place Value
- Comparing and Ordering
- Rounding Decimals
Division Fundamentals
- Long Division Process
- Estimation
- Division with Remainders
Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers
- Decimal Point Placement
- Zero as a Placeholder
- Scaling
Dividing Whole Numbers by Decimals
- Converting Divisor to Whole Number
- Adjustment of Quotient
- Checking for Correctness
Dividing Decimals by Decimals
- Normalizing Divisors
- Dividend Adjustment
- Division Algorithm
Examples
- Dividing a decimal by a whole number: `3.45 u00f7 5 = 0.69`
- Dividing a whole number by a decimal: `5 u00f7 0.25 = 20`
- Dividing decimals by whole numbers with remainders: `7.5 u00f7 2 = 3.75`
- Dividing a whole number by a decimal leading to scaling: `12 u00f7 1.2 = 10`
- Dividing decimals by decimals: `6.4 u00f7 0.8 = 8`