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Chapter 10

This document discusses how to divide decimals by multiplying the dividend and divisor by the same power of ten to make them whole numbers. This allows the division problem to be solved normally while maintaining the same quotient. An example of dividing 2.5 by 0.05 is shown by multiplying both numbers by 100 to get 250/5=50. Another example solves for the rate of miles traveled per hour by dividing the total miles by total hours after multiplying both by 10.

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Chapter 10

This document discusses how to divide decimals by multiplying the dividend and divisor by the same power of ten to make them whole numbers. This allows the division problem to be solved normally while maintaining the same quotient. An example of dividing 2.5 by 0.05 is shown by multiplying both numbers by 100 to get 250/5=50. Another example solves for the rate of miles traveled per hour by dividing the total miles by total hours after multiplying both by 10.

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Chapter 10

DIVIDING
DECIMALS
You can divide decimals easily by simply making them
into whole numbers. You do that by multiplying both the
DIVIDEND and DIVISOR by the same power of ten.
Because the new numbers are proportional to the original
numbers, the answer is the same! CORRESPON DING IN SIZE

EXAMPLE: 2.5 ÷ 0.05 = (2.5 x 100) ÷ (0.05 x 100)


= 250 ÷ 5 = 50

The DIVIDEND is the number that is being divided.


The DIVISOR is the number that “goes into” the dividend.
The answer to a division problem is called the QUOTIENT.
dividend = quotient, OR dividend ÷ divisor = quotient,
divisor
quotient
OR divisor dividend

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Multiply both decimal numbers by 100, because the decimal
needs to move two places in order for both the dividend and
divisor to become whole numbers. Remember, every time you
multiply by another power of ten, the decimal moves one
more space to the right!

Let’s try another example:

EXAMPLE: A car drives 21.6 miles in 2.7 hours. How


many miles does it travel each hour?

21.6 21.6 x 10 216


- =  - = - = 8 miles
2.7 2.7 x 10 27

Don’t be thrown off if you see decimals being divided like this:
2.7 21.6
The process is the same—multiply both numbers by 10
in order for both terms to become whole numbers:
8 miles
2.7 21.6 = 27 216
X 10 X 10

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1. 7.5 ÷ 2.5

2. 18.4 ÷ 4.6

3. 102.84 ÷ 0.2

4. 1,250 ÷ 0.05

3.9 8
5. -
0.4
6. 0.27
-
0.4
7. - 1.5
3.7 5
8. 1.054
-
0.02
9. A machine pumps 8.4 gallons of water every 3.2 minutes.
How many gallons does the machine pump each minute?

10. Will swims a total of 45.6 laps in 2.85 hours. How many
laps does he swim each hour?

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