3. Dividing by Decimals:
There are three different ways to divide by decimals. Your dividend may be a decimal, your divisor may be a decimal, or both may be a decimal. See the images below for examples of how to solve each type of problem. When your DIVIDEND is a decimal: The trick is to get rid of the decimal point from the number we are dividing by. How? We can "shift the decimal point" out of the way by multiplying by 10, as many times as we need to. However, we must do the same thing to both numbers in the division problem. |