Four-Digit Division with Decimals
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Objective
I can estimate and solve four-digit division problems with decimal quotients using the standard algorithm, annexing one zero if needed.
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Practice
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Explain why we multiply both the divisor and the dividend by the same power of 10 when dividing with decimals.
Rewrite the division problem 3.6 ÷ 0.04 as an equivalent problem with a whole number divisor. What is the new division problem?
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Exit ticket
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“Solve: 2.575 ÷ 0.25 = ? Show your work. Solve: 3.45 ÷ 1.2 = ? Show your work. (Annex one zero if needed.) ”
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