Year 7 Interactive Maths - Second Edition

Division of a Decimal by another Decimal

• Move the decimal point in the divisor to the right until it is a whole number.
• Move the decimal point in the dividend to the right by the same number of places as the decimal point was moved to make the divisor a whole number.
• Then divide the new dividend by the new divisor

Example 36

Solution:

Alternatively, we can divide as follows:

Note:

Example 37

Solution:

Alternatively, we can divide as follows:

Note: