Decimal Division (1 and 2 Decimal Places)
Use this worksheet to teach decimal division (1 and 2 decimal places). Work through one example with your student before assigning independent practice.
Teaching notes for parents and teachers
Use this worksheet to teach decimal division (1 and 2 decimal places). Work through one example with your student before assigning independent practice.
How to teach it
Show how multiplying both the dividend and divisor by the same power of ten leaves the quotient unchanged. Use a measurement example before connecting the idea to written division. Remind your student to round only when the question asks for it.
Examples to explain together
Check by division: 85 ÷ 0.02 = 1.7.
Check by division: 22.5 ÷ 0.12 = 2.7.
If your student needs help
If your student shifts only one decimal point, compare the new quantities with the original problem. Both must be scaled by the same factor.
Check understanding
Ask your student to multiply the quotient by the original divisor. The product should equal the original dividend.
Make a practice set
Select the worksheet, answer key, or both. When both are selected, the answer key prints after the questions. Keep it separate if you want your student to work independently.
After your student finishes
Review one problem together. Ask your student to explain the steps, then use the answer key to check the result. Revisit a difficult step before assigning another set.
About Decimal Division (1 and 2 Decimal Places)
Practice decimal division (1 and 2 decimal places). Focus on accuracy before speed. Use the space provided to record the steps you need.
How to practice
If the divisor has decimal places, multiply both numbers by the same power of ten until the divisor is a whole number. The quotient stays the same. Divide using place value, keeping track of the decimal point in the quotient. These worksheets use the answers supplied by the worksheet; do not round unless a question explicitly asks you to.
Examples to explain together
Check by division: 85 ÷ 0.02 = 1.7.
Check by division: 22.5 ÷ 0.12 = 2.7.
If your student needs help
Moving only the divisor’s decimal point changes the problem. Apply the same shift to the dividend, and keep any zero needed to hold a quotient place.
Check understanding
Multiply the quotient by the original divisor. The result should return the original dividend.
Before independent practice
Work through one example together. Ask the student to explain one step, then try a few questions independently. Review the cause of an error before repeating the calculation. Compare the student’s written steps with the answer key where worked steps are provided; a correct answer alone does not show which strategy was used.