Summary
When you're splitting an expense among friends, what's the fastest way to figure out how much money each person owes? (Hint: it's the title of this topic.) Dividing decimals might seem complicated at first, what with all those pesky periods. But knowing how to solve these types of math problems is easier than you might realize. The simple trick: You can make those dots in the dividend and divisor disappear! Just remember to slip the decimal back into your quotient after you run through the long division. So hit the road with Tim, Moby, and the band as they rock some quotients and track the dancing dots!
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Discussion questions
A few questions to talk through after watching Dividing Decimals:
- What is one new thing you learned about dividing decimals?
- Can you explain it to a partner in your own words?
- Where might you see this in the real world?
- What is one question you still have?
Quick work-a-long
Try it:
- Write one sentence explaining dividing decimals.
- Draw or give one example of your own.