Arithmetic Grade Five

Lesson Seventy-six: Decimal Division

Dividing with a three digit divisor is a little tougher than working with a two digit divisor, but the same basic steps are still used: 
	      
	        .036
	     +------
	 100 | 3.600		Remember that the decimal point in
	       0 0		the answer is written directly
             -------		above the decimal point in the
	       3 60		dividend. In this problem a zero
	       3 00		is the first digit to the right
	      -------		of the decimal point. Without
		 600		the zero in this spot the answer
		 600		would be wrong.
	       -------
	           0
Here's another problem to consider: 

	       .2		STEPS:
	   +-------		1. 480/200=4
       200 | 48.00		2. 200x2=400
	     400		3. 480-400=80
	    ------		4. bring down the 0
	      8 00		5. 800/200=4
	      8 00		6. 200x4=800
	    -------		7. 800-800=0  (done)
	         0

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