Dividing Decimals

Topics for Today:

Today we reviewed how to divide decimals.  

The MAIN IDEA is that the divisor (the number we divide by) must be a whole number.  To make a decimal whole, we must multiply the divisor AND the dividend (the number we divide into) by the same factor of 10.  

Vocabulary:

divisor, dividend, quotient

Sections Covered in Textbook:

1-3: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals (pages 17-22)

Resources & Tutorials:

1) How do you divide decimals?

2) Dividing Decimals Class Notes

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Extras:

Decimals Board Game (online game)

Multiplying Decimals

Topics for Today:

Multiplication and division of decimals were the topics for today.  We also discussed some of the properties of multiplication.  The properties of equality are a set of rules that allow us to perform operations on equations without changing the truth of the equation.

Main Ideas:

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Vocabulary:

identity property of equality, zero property, commutative property of multiplication, associative property of multiplication

Sections Covered in Textbook:

1-3: Multiplying and Dividing Decimals (pages 17-22)

Resources & Tutorials:

1) How do you multiply decimals?