Decimals Worksheet - Review For Mastery: Representing, Comparing, And Ordering Decimals - Holt Mcdougal Mathematics Page 7
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Decimals
Review for Mastery: Dividing by Decimals
You can use powers of ten to help you divide a decimal by a
decimal.
To divide 0.048 by 0.12, first multiply each number by the least
power of ten that makes the divisor a whole number.
0.048 ÷ 0.12
2
= 12
0.12 • 10
Move the decimal point 2 places to the right.
2
= 4.8
0.048 • 10
Move the decimal point 2 places to the right.
Then divide.
4.8 ÷ 12
Step 1: Divide as you would divide a whole
number by a whole number.
0.4
Step 2: Think 48 ÷ 12 = 4.
12 4.8
Step 3: Bring the decimal into the quotient and
4 8
add a zero placeholder if necessary.
0
So, 0.048 ÷ 0.12 = 0.4.
Find each quotient.
1. 0.7 0.42
2. 0.08 0.4
3. 0.5 0.125
4. 0.02 0.3
5. 0.4 0.08
6. 0.9 0.63
7. 0.008 0.4
8. 0.04 0.032
9. 0.3 0.06
10. 0.04 0.2
11. 0.007 4.9
12. 0.6 0.012
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