Section 5 4 Dividing Decimals Dividing Decimals Steps

Section 5. 4 Dividing Decimals

Dividing Decimals Steps 1. Move the decimal point in the divisor to the right until the divisor is a whole number. 2. Move the decimal point in the dividend to the right the SAME number of places as the decimal point was moved in the divisor. 3. Move decimal up to the quotient line. 4. Divide 5. If needed add zeros after the decimal.

Types of Answers • Terminating Decimal – After a period of time you will have a remainder of zero. • Repeating Decimal – After a period of time you will have some or all numbers in the quotient repeating. • Non repeating Decimal – You see no terminating or repeating in sight.

Example : Terminating • Simplify 4. 756 / 0. 82

Example : Repeating • Simplify 6. 5 / 3

Example : Non Repeating or Terminating • Simplify 4. 759 / 1. 7

Example • Simplify -21. 78 ÷ -9. 9

Example • Simplify -0. 2597 ÷ 0. 6

Example • Simplify 1. 846÷ 0. 14

Word Problem • A new homeowner is painting the walls of a room. The walls have a total area of 546 square feet. A quarter of paint covers 52 square feet. If the paint is sold in whole quarts only, how many quarts are needed?

Word Problem • In 2011, American farmers received an average of $68. 20 per hundred pounds of turkey. What was the average price per pound for turkeys? Round to the nearest cent.

Word Problem • The book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was released to the public on July 21, 2007. Booksellers in the US sold approximately 8292 thousand copies in the first 24 hours after release. If the same number of books was sold each hour, calculate the number of books sold each hour in the US for that first day.