How it works
Do the whole numbers first. Count the places. The point drops straight down.
To divide, make the divisor whole by moving the point in both numbers the same number of places.
Estimate to check where the point goes.
Worked examples
Divide by a decimal
- 36.4 ÷ 0.7
- Make the divisor whole: 0.7 becomes 7, so 36.4 becomes 364.
- 364 ÷ 7 = 52.
- So the answer is 52.
Times
- 9.4 × 0.17
- Multiply 94 × 17 = 1598.
- Count the places: 1 + 2 = 3, so 1.598.
- So the answer is 1.598.
Divide by a whole number
- 5.013 ÷ 9
- 5013 ÷ 9 = 557.
- 5.013 has three places, so 0.557.
- So the answer is 0.557.
A taste of the worksheet
These are the first problems of set A. The printable sheet has many more, with an answer key.
- 0.82 × 4
- 8.5 ÷ 5
- The answer digits are 168 for 8.4 × 0.2: where does the point go__
- The answer digits are 111 for 3.7 × 0.3: where does the point go__
- 3.3 ÷ 3