Divide decimals What is the answer to these divisions? 6 ÷ 3 In each case the answer is 2. The answer to a division is not changed if each number is multiplied by 10 or 100 or 1000….. 80 ÷ 2 Multiply each number by 100 This may seem strange, but think of it in terms of money: 60 ÷ ÷ ÷ 3000 This gives us a way to divide decimals. Example0·8 ÷ 0·02 = 40 so 0·8 ÷ 0·02 = 40 £0·80 ÷ £0·02 How many 2p coins make 80p? 40

To divide decimals Change the number you are dividing by into a whole number Do this by multiplying by 10, 100 or Do exactly the same to the number you are dividing. Divide to find the answer. Example4·5 ÷ 0·5 Example2·64 ÷ 0·2 45 ÷ 5 so 4.5 ÷ 0.5 = ÷ 2 Multiply each number by 10 You need to change this into a whole number = 9 Multiply each number by 10 so2·64 ÷ 0·2 = 13.2 = 13.2 You need to change this into a whole number

Here are some more examples. Divide decimals Example12 ÷ 0·03 Example5·4 ÷ 0· ÷ 3 so 12 ÷ 0.03 = ÷ 9 Multiply each number by 100 You need to change this into a whole number = 400 Multiply each number by 100 so5·4 ÷ 0 · 09 = 60 = 60 You need to change this into a whole number Example0·084 ÷ 0· ÷ 2 Multiply each number by 1000 so0·084 ÷ 0 · 002 = 42 = 42 You need to change this into a whole number

1) 0·9 ÷ 0·3 2) 2·8 ÷ 0·4 3) 3·5 ÷ 0·05 4) 0·84 ÷ 0·2 5) 9·6 ÷ 0·003 6) 1·25 ÷ 0.5 7) 0·56 ÷ 0·8 8) 30 ÷ 0·06 9) 0·14 ÷ 0·007 10) 12·46 ÷ 0·2 11) 0·084 ÷ ) 7.5 ÷ 0·025 Divide decimals

3 1) 0·9 ÷ 0·3 7 2) 2·8 ÷ 0·4 70 3) 3·5 ÷ 0·05 4·24·2 4) 0·84 ÷ 0· ) 9·6 ÷ 0·003 2·5 6) 1·25 ÷ 0.5 0·70·7 7) 0·56 ÷ 0· ) 30 ÷ 0· ) 0·14 ÷ 0·007 62·3 10) 12·46 ÷ 0·2 0·21 11) 0·084 ÷ ) 7.5 ÷ 0·025 Divide decimals