1. Saturday, December 08, 2018
Decimals
Division of decimals

2. Solve each of the following (a) 2 1 . 9 8 (b) 8 2 . 5 6 (c) 3 1 9 . 6
Example
Solve each of the following
(a) 2 1 . 9 8
(b) 8 2 . 5 6
(c) 3 1 9 . 6 2
Example
Work out (a)  4
(b)  8
(c)  5
(d)  3

3. Example
Angela earns £48.24 in a part-time job.
If she works 9 hours a week, what is her hourly rate of pay?

4. Example
My quarterly gas bill (13 weeks) was £198.25
How much will each receive?

5. To divide by 10 move the decimal point one place to the left.
Dividing by powers of 10
To divide by 10 move the decimal point one place to the left.
Example
Work out each of the following
57.48  10
 10
0.279  10

6. To multiply by 100 move the decimal point two place to the left.
Example
Work out each of the following
 100
4.738  100
16.1  100
0.08  100

7. To multiply by 1000 move the decimal point three place to the left.
Example
Work out each of the following
9487  1000
25.47  1000
6.54  1000
0.047  1000