Dividing decimals number by 10,100,1000

Level E Dividing a decimal number by 10 Example 78.6 10 tens units Decimal point tenths hundreds 7 8 10 6 6 7 = 8 78.6 10 = 7.86 all digits move one place to the right

Dividing a decimal number by 10 More examples To divide a decimal number by 10, Simply move all digits 1 places to the right: e.g. 1 25.81 ÷ 10 = 2.581 digits are moved 1 place to right e.g. 2 0.35 ÷ 10 = 3.5 digits are moved 1 place to right

Level E Dividing a decimal number by 100 Example 78.6 100 tens units Decimal point tenths hundredths hundreds 7 8 100 6 = 7 8 6 78.6 100 = .786 all digits move two places to the right

Dividing a decimal number by 100 More examples To divide a decimal number by 100, Simply move all digits 2 places to the right: e.g. 1 126.4 ÷ 100 = 1.264 digits are moved 2 places to right e.g. 2 5.2 ÷ 100 = 0.052 digits are moved 2 places to right Add placeholder 0 in tenths place DiscoveringTime Sunday, 30 August 2009

Dividing a decimal number by 1000 Example 178.6 1000 thousandths hundreds tens units Decimal point tenths hundredths Ten thousandths 7 8 1000 6 1 = 1 7 8 6 178.6 1000 =.1786 all digits move two places to the right

Dividing a decimal number by 1000 More examples To divide a decimal number by 1000, Simply move all digits 3 places to the right: e.g. 1 123.5 ÷ 1000 = 0.12345 digits are moved 3 places to right e.g. 2 15.6 ÷ 1000 = 0.0156 digits are moved 3 places to right Add placeholder 0 in tenths place

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