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Dividing Decimals by Joe Ortman. Quotient 4.1 4 16.4 Dividend. Divisor. Examples. 15.3 3 45.9. Defintions.
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Quotient 4.1 4 16.4 Dividend Divisor
Examples • 15.3 • 3 45.9
Defintions • Division- The opposite of multiplication • Quotient- Your answer • Dividend- A number divided by the divisor • Divisor- The number that you divide the dividend by
How to Divide Decimals • 1st Step: To start you place the divisor before the division bracket and place the dividend under. It • 2nd Step: You will continue division as you would expect to put the decimal point in the answer or quotient exactly above where it occurs in the dividend.
Quiz • 1. What is 48.16/8 • 2. What is -5.8/3 • 3. What is 0.90/-2.0 • 4. What is -10.0/-10.9 • 5. What is 5.6/7
Answer Key • 1. 6.02 • 2. -1.93 • 3. -.45 • 4. .917 5. .8