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Mathematics
Quarter 2 – Module 6

Dividing Decimal Numbers

This Self Learning Module (SLM) was designed and written with you in mind to help you master
the lesson on Visualizing Division of Decimals Using Pictorial Models, Dividing Decimals with
up to 2 Decimal Places, Dividing Whole Numbers with Quotients in Decimal Form and
Differentiating of Terminating and Repeating Decimal Numbers. The scope of this learning
material focuses on the many different learning situations. Moreover, the language used
recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of learners. The lessons are also arranged following
the standard sequence of the course. Hence, the order in which you read them can be
changed to correspond with the textbook you are now using.

The module contains:

Lesson 6: Dividing Decimal Numbers

It is divided into sub-lessons namely:
Lesson 6.1- Visualizing Division of Decimals Using Pictorial Models

Lesson 6.2- Dividing Decimals with up to 2 Decimal Places

Lesson 6.3- Dividing Whole Numbers with Quotients in Decimal Form
Lesson 6.4- Differentiating of Terminating and Repeating Decimal Numbers

After going through this SLM, you are expected to:

1. visualize division of decimals using models;
2. divide decimals by whole numbers;
3. divide whole numbers with quotients in decimal form; and
4. differentiate terminating and repeating decimals.

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 Pretest

Directions: Choose the correct answer. Write the letter of your answer on a separate sheet
of paper.
1.

÷ =

0.8 0.4 N
A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4
2. Which illustration shows the quotient of 0.9 divided by 0.3?

A. B. C. D.
3. If 6 is divided by 12, what is the quotient?
A. 0.2 B. 0.3 C. 0.4 D. 0.5
4. Find the quotient of 3 divided by 4.
A. 0.25 B. 0.50 C. 0.75 D. 1
5. What is 0.45 divided by 3?
A. 0.15 B. 0.20 C. 0.25 D. 0.30
6. If 1.44 is divided by 0.12, what is the answer?
A. 11 B.12 C. 13 D. 14
7. What is the quotient of 1.83 divided by 0.06?
A. 30.5 B. 31.5 C. 32.5 D. 33.5
8. If we divide 4 by 9, what is the answer?
A. 0.333 B. 0.444 C. 0.555 D. 0.666
For items 9-10
Belen, Juanita, and Marivic shared equally the cost of a birthday gift for their father.
They bought a face towel for Php 30.75 and a cake for Php 180.00. How much did each
share?
9. How much did each daughter share equally the cost of a birthday gift?
A. Php 180.00 each of them shares C. Php 105.35 each of them shares
B. Php 210.75 each of them shares D. Php 70.25 each of them shares
10. Mr. Ruiz donated 2.5 sacks of rice to the typhoon victims. If each victim got 4.5
kilograms of rice, how many people received the rice donation?
A. 0.444 B. 0.555 C. 0.666 D.0.777

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 Dividing Decimal Numbers

Lesson 6.1: Visualizing Division of Decimals using Pictorial Models

Here is the problem to study.
A piece of cardboard that can cover 0.40 square units was cut into pieces that can cover 0.08
square units each. Into how many pieces was the cardboard cut?
Picture of the cardboard divided into 100 blocks

One square unit. Shaded portion is 0.40 Shaded portion showing

Illustrated by unit or 40/100 of the 0.08 unit or 8/100 of the
100/100 blocks whole square unit whole square unit

Looking at the illustration, we can see that when 40/100 is divided by 8/100 there are 5 groups.
Thus, forty hundredths divided by eight hundredths is equal to 5 or (0.40 ÷ 0.08 = 5)

Therefore, 0.40 ÷ 0.08 = 5

Answer: The cardboard was cut into 5 pieces.

Explain:
Division of decimals can be visualized using a graphical picture of 100/100 being shaded
into smaller parts.
How will you divide decimals by decimals?
When dividing the decimals by decimals, change the divisor to a whole number. To do this,
multiply both the divisor and dividend by a power of 10. Then, divide as with whole numbers.
Reminder:
When multiplying by powers of ten, move the decimal point to be right as many places as the
number of zeroes in the power of ten.

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Application:
Levy bought 0.15m of ribbon. She cut into pieces measuring 0.03m each. How many pieces
of ribbons was she able to cut?
Solution: Visualize 0.15÷0.03=N.

÷ =
5

0.15 0.03
Answer: She was able to cut 5 pieces of ribbon.

Lesson 6.2: Dividing Decimal with Up to 2 Decimal Places

Have you experienced going around at the grandstand?

How many kilometers did you walk or jog?
Study the problem below.
Karen jogs at the grandstand every day. If she jogs 0.95 kilometers in 0.25 hours, what was
her speed?
How will you find the answer to this problem?
Let us get the speed of Karen as she jogs. Remember, to get the speed, we will divide the
distance by the time spent.
Numbers of kilometers he jogs every day -- 0.95km
Numbers of hours he jogged every day -- 0.25hours
Step 1. Move the decimal point of the divisor two places to the right as well as the decimal
point of the dividend, the same places as you move the decimal point of the divisor
to make both a whole number. (See illustration.)

0.25 0.95 0.25 0.95. 25 95.0

Step 2. Divide. Continue dividing until the difference is equal to zero.
3.8 Quotient
Divisor 0.25 - 95.0 sDividend
75 0
- 20 0
20 0
0
Step 3. Check: To check multiply the quotient and the divisor. The answer must be equal
to the dividend.
3.8 1 decimal place
× 25
190
+ 76
95.0 Move one decimal place to the left
Answer: Therefore, Karen's current speed in jogging daily is 3.8km/hr.

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Reminder
To divide a decimal, change the divisor into a whole number. Multiply both the divisor and the
dividend by the same power of 10 or simply move the decimal places to the right until the
divisor becomes a whole number. Then, proceed to division.

Example 2
Marivic has 0.64 meters of cloth to be made into hand towels. Each hand towel measures
0.2 meters. How many hand towels can she make?
Step 1: Multiply the divisor by 10 to make it a whole number.
0.2 x 10= 2
Multiply the dividend by 10 to it a whole number also.
0.64 x 10 = 6.4
Step 2. Write a decimal point in the dividend and a zero in the ones place of the
decimal. 3.
2 6.4
Step 3. Divide. Continue dividing until the difference is equal to zero.
3.2
2 - 6.4
6
4
- 4
0
Step 4. Check. To check, multiply the quotient and divisor, the answer must be equal
to the dividend.
3.2 1 decimal place
× 2
6.4 Move one decimal place to the left
Answer: Therefore, Marivic can make 3.2 hand towels.

Application:

Read and analyze the problem.

Barangay Sabang plans to put streetlights along its 8.4 km main road. The streetlights are to
be placed 0.2 km apart. How many streetlights will Barangay Sabang need?

4 2. Checking:
0 2. - 8 4. 42
0.2 8.4 8 × 0.2 1 decimal place
4 1 decimal place
- 4 8.4
0

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Lesson 6.3. Dividing Whole Numbers with Quotients in Decimal Forms
Explore and Discover!
Read and analyze the problem.
Elisa helps in the sari-sari store after her classes. If she works 3hours in the store for 5 days,
what is the average number of hours she works there in a day?
We are going to follow the steps to get the correct answer.
Step 1: Write the decimal point in the quotient directly above the decimal point in the
dividend.
0.
5 3.
Step 2: Divide as you do with whole numbers.
0.6 Quotients
Divisor 5 - 3.0 Dividend
0___
-- 3 0
30
0
Step 3: Checking: To check, multiply the quotient and the divisor to get the correct
number of the dividend.
0.6 1 decimal place
× 5
3.0 Move one decimal place to the left.
Example 2
Lalaine used 6 meters of red ribbon to repair her 8 baskets of rattan. How much did she use
for each basket?
0.75
8 6.00 Checking:
--
0___ 0.75 2 decimal places
-- 6 0 × 8
5 6__ Move 2 decimal places
6.00
- 40 to the left.
40_
0
Explain:
To divide a decimal by a whole number, place the decimal point in the quotient directly above
the decimal point in the dividend. Divide decimals like you do with whole numbers.
Application:
Study the problem below:
Carla bought 3 sandwiches for her 6 classmates. If her classmates ate the same amount of
the sandwiches she bought, what part of the sandwich did each of her classmates eat?

0.5
Checking:
6 3 6 - 3.0 0.5 1 decimal places
0 × 6
30 Move 1 decimal place
- 3.0
30 to the left.
0

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Lesson 6.4. Differentiating Terminating and Repeating Decimal Numbers

Study the example below:

Example of repeating decimal Example of terminating decimal

5
1. 1÷3= N 1. 𝑜𝑟 5 ÷ 8 =
8
0.333 The 3-digit after the 𝑁
0.625
3 -1.000… decimal point
0___ repeat without end 8 -5.000
0
-1 0 50
9___ -
- 10 48
20
___ 9__ - 16
-
10 40
9 - 40
1 remainder 0

This is an example of repeating decimal. 5

So, = 0.625.
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Explain:
A repeating decimal is a number that eventually takes on a repeating pattern of digits after
its decimal point that will continue forever or it will not end while the terminating decimal has
a set or finite amount of numbers after the decimal point.

Application:
Read and solve the problem:
Ricky has 2m of rope. He cuts it into 3 pieces of equal lengths. What is the length of each
piece? Is the length of each piece, repeating or a terminating decimal?

0 .666
3 2 Check
3 - 2.000
0 0.666
20 × 3
-1 8 1.998 2 Round off to whole number
20
- 18
20
-
18
2

Answer: The length of each piece is 0.666 m. It’s length is an example of repeating decimal.

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General Directions: Copy and answer Activities 1-3 on a separate sheet of paper.

Activity 1. Visualizing Division of Decimal Numbers

1. Visualize the pictorial models. Analyze the graphical model below and write the letter
of your answer.

÷ =

0.32 0.04 N

A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12
2. Illustrate 0.48 ÷ 0.08 = N using graphical model.

Activity 2. Dividing Decimal Numbers

A. Divide and find the value of N.
1. 0.24 ÷ 0.04 = N
2. 0.72 ÷ 0.08 = N
3. 0.66 ÷ 0.33 = N
B. Choose the number sentence that will match the quotients on the platform. Write the
letter of your answer.

1st
0.5

2nd 3rd
0.75
0.875

A. 4 ÷ 8 = N B. 3 ÷ 4 = N C. 7 ÷ 8 = N
C. Divide. Box the quotient if it is a repeating decimal and encircle if it is terminating.
1. 1 ÷ 3 = N
2. 7 ÷ 8 = N

Activity 3. Word Problem

Aling Linda has 15 meters of red ribbon which she cut into 60 pieces. Find the length of each
ribbon.

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Directions: Complete the 3-2-1 Chart about your discoveries in dividing decimals. Write your
answers on a separate sheet of paper.

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 Posttest

Directions: Read and analyze each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct answer on a
separate sheet of paper.

1.

÷ =

0.8 0.4 N
A.2 B. 3 C. 4 D.5
2. Which illustration shows the quotient of 0.9 divided by 0.3?

A. B. C. D.
3. If 6 is divided by 12, what is the quotient?
A.0.5 B. 0.6 C. 0.7 D. 0.8
4. Find the quotient of 3 divided by 4.
A.0.50 B. 0.75 C. 0.85 D. 0.95
5. What is 0.45 divided by 3?
A. 0.14 B. 0.15 C. 0.16 D. 0.17
6. If 1.44 is divided by 0.12, what is the answer?
A. 10 B.11 C. 12 D. 13
7. What is the quotient of 1.83 divided by 0.06?
A. 27.5 B. 28.5 C. 29.5 D. 30.5
8. If we divide 4 by 9, what is the answer?
A. 0.222 B. 0.333 C. 0.444 D. 0.555
For Items 9-10. Read and analyze the problem:
9. Mr. Ruiz donated 2.5 sacks of rice to the typhoon victims. If each victim got 4.5
kilograms of rice, how many people received the rice donation.
A. 0.444 B. 0.555 C. 0.666 D.0.777
10. Belen, Juanita, and Marivic shared equally the cost of a birthday gift for their father.
They bought a face towel for Php 30.75 and a cake for Php 180.00. How much did
each daughter share equally the cost of a birthday gift?
A. Php 180.00 each of them shares C. Php 105.35 each of them shares
B. Php 210.75 each of them shares D. Php 70.25 each of them shares

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Posttest Learning Activities Learning Activities
A. C. Activity 1
1. A 1. 0.333 1. B
2. C 2. 0.875 2. Answer may vary
3. A
4. B Activity 3 Activity 2
5. B 1. 0.25 the length A.
6. C of each ribbon 1. 6
7. D 2. 9
8. C 3. 2
9. B B.
10. D A. 0.5
B. 0.75
C. 0.875
Pretest:
Reflection 1. B
2.A
Learners answers may vary 3.D
4.C
5.A
6.B
7.A
8.B
9.D
10.B
Answer Key
Books:

Bamba, Nelia D., Magdalena P. Garcia. 2003. "Lesson Guide in Elementary Mathematics Grade 5."
Quezon City: DepEd.
Lumbre, Angelina P., Alvin C. Ursua, Donnel P. Placer, Jaime R. Burgos, and Reynaldo A. Sy. 2016. 21st
Century MATHletes 5. Quezon City, Philippines: DepEd. Pages 30-33

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