Year 8 Interactive Maths - Second Edition

Division of Decimals

• Make the divisor a whole number by moving the decimal point in the divisor to the right until it is a whole number.
• Then 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.
• Finally divide the new dividend by the new divisor.

Example 14

Solution:

Alternatively, we can divide as follows:

Note:

Example 15

Solution:

Alternatively, we can divide as follows:

Note: