Division with Decimals

Question 1

When you are doing long division and you have used all the digits of the dividend but still have a remainder, what should you do next to keep dividing and get a decimal answer?

Accepted Answer

Write a decimal point in the quotient, bring down a 0 (as if adding a zero after the decimal), and continue the division.

Answer

Stop the division because there are no more digits; the whole‑number part you have is the final answer.

Answer

Multiply the divisor by 10 and keep dividing without writing a decimal point.

Answer

Write the remainder over the divisor as a fraction and stop.

Question 2

Liam needs to cut 14.3 meters of ribbon into 6 equal pieces. Using long division, after he has written the quotient 2.3 and still has a remainder, what digit should he write next in the quotient?

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

0

Answer

5

Answer

9

Question 3

A class collected 45.60 for a field trip. If the money is shared equally among 8 students, how much does each student receive?

Accepted Answer

5.70

Answer

5.60

Answer

5.75

Answer

5.80

Try three questions

When you are doing long division and you have used all the digits of the dividend but still have a remainder, what should you do next to keep dividing and get a decimal answer?

Liam needs to cut 14.3 meters of ribbon into 6 equal pieces. Using long division, after he has written the quotient 2.3 and still has a remainder, what digit should he write next in the quotient?

A class collected $45.60 for a field trip. If the money is shared equally among 8 students, how much does each student receive?

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