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Grade 6, Fractions, decimals and percents

Divide decimals

Divide a decimal by a whole number from 2 to 9, with answers that end by the thousandths.

Three levels

One skill, rising difficulty

Each sheet carries one level. The three are the same skill at rising difficulty, each named for what it practises.

Level 1: Tenths by a 1-digit number
Divide.
Level 2: Hundredths by a 1-digit number
Divide.
Level 3: Thousandths, and extra zeros to keep dividing
Divide. When you need more digits, write zeros at the end of the decimal you are dividing.

Worked example

How the sheet explains it

The helper printed at the top of each sheet: one solved example and the steps a student follows, before the first question. Every number sentence in it is proven by the same checker as the answer key.

Level 1: Tenths by a 1-digit number

8.4 ÷ 6 = 1.4

  1. 6 goes into 8 once, with 2 left over. Write 1, then the point right above the one in 8.4.
  2. Bring down the 4 to make 24: 24 ÷ 6 = 4, so 8.4 ÷ 6 = 1.4.
  3. Check: 1.4 × 6 = 8.4.
  4. In 4.8 ÷ 6, 6 does not go into 4: write 0 and the point. Then 48 ÷ 6 = 8, so 4.8 ÷ 6 = 0.8.

Level 2: Hundredths by a 1-digit number

7.56 ÷ 3 = 2.52

  1. 3 goes into 7 twice, with 1 left over. Write 2, then the point right above the one in 7.56.
  2. Bring down the 5 to make 15: 15 ÷ 3 = 5. Bring down the 6: 6 ÷ 3 = 2.
  3. So 7.56 ÷ 3 = 2.52. Check: 2.52 × 3 = 7.56.
  4. In 2.48 ÷ 4, 4 does not go into 2: write 0 and the point. Then 24 ÷ 4 = 6 and 8 ÷ 4 = 2, so 2.48 ÷ 4 = 0.62.

Level 3: Thousandths, and extra zeros to keep dividing

1.8 ÷ 8 = 0.225

  1. 8 does not go into 1, so write 0. Put the point right above the one in 1.8.
  2. Bring down the 8 to make 18: 8 goes in 2 times, with 2 left over.
  3. 1.8 = 1.80, so bring down a 0 to make 20: 8 goes in 2 times, with 4 left over.
  4. 1.8 = 1.800, so bring down another 0 to make 40: 40 ÷ 8 = 5. So 1.8 ÷ 8 = 0.225.

Goes with

Reference sheets

One-page helpers a student keeps beside this sheet:

  • Decimals
  • Multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000

Every reference, facts and support sheet is listed in the worksheet catalogue.

In the BC curriculum

Content standards

The British Columbia content standard this skill is written for, by the codes used across this site:

  • bc.math.6.c.8

The wording of each standard is on the Province's mathematics curriculum page.

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