Unit 5, Lesson 12
Dividing Numbers that Result in a Decimal
Grade 6
Preparation
Lesson Narrative
In this lesson, students learn to use long division to divide two whole numbers that result in a terminating decimal.
Students begin by examining a worked example of calculated using long division. They recognize that the same steps can be used to divide a remainder in the ones place, and that it involves writing one or more zeros in the places to the right of the decimal point to continue the calculation. Students then practice using the algorithm to find quotients.
- Interpret and explain (orally) a long-division calculation that results in a quotient that is not a whole number.
- Use long division to divide whole numbers that result in a quotient with a decimal, and explain (orally) the solution method.
Let’s find quotients that are not whole numbers.
Required Materials
Activity 3
Required Preparation
None