Unit 5, Lesson 12
Dividing Numbers that Result in a Decimal
Grade 6
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Here is how Lin calculated
Discuss with your partner:
Use long division to find the value of each expression. Then pause so your teacher can review your work.
Use long division to show that:
We can use long division to find quotients even when the numbers involved are not whole numbers. Here is the long-division calculation of
Long division calculation of 86 divided by 4. 8 rows. First row: 21 point 5, Second row: 4, long division symbol with 86 inside. Third row: minus 8. Horizontal line. Fourth row: 6. Fifth row: minus 4. Horizontal line. Sixth row: 2 point 0. Seventh row: minus 2 point 0. Horizontal line. Eighth row: 0.
The calculation shows that, after removing 4 groups of 21, there are 2 ones remaining. We can continue dividing by writing a 0 to the right of the 2 and thinking of that remainder as 20 tenths, which can then be divided into 4 groups.
To show that the quotient we are working with now is in the tenths place, we put a decimal point to the right of the 1 (which is in the ones place) at the top. It may also be helpful to draw a vertical line to separate the ones and the tenths.
There are 4 groups of 5 tenths in 20 tenths, so we write 5 in the tenths place at the top. The calculation likewise shows
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