Divide Decimals by 10, 100 or 1000

Divide Decimals by 10, 100 or 1000 Worksheets

Printable “Divide Decimal” Worksheet:
Divide Decimals by 10, 100, 1000
Divide Decimals by Whole Numbers (eg. 7.28 ÷ 4)
Divide Decimals by Powers of 10 (eg. 74.2 ÷ 10³)

Divide Whole Numbers to give Decimal Quotients
Divide Decimals by Whole Numbers (without rounding)
Divide Decimals by Whole Numbers (with rounding)
Divide Decimals by Decimals (with & without rounding)

In these free math worksheets, students practice how to divide decimals by 10, 100 or 1000.

How to divide decimals by 10, 100 or 1000?

To divide a decimal by 10, 100, or 1000, you can use the concept of moving the decimal point to the left by one, two, or three places respectively.

For example, let’s say you want to divide the decimal 2.5 by 10, 100, and 1000:

To divide 2.5 by 10, move the decimal point to the left by one place: 2.5 ÷ 10 = 0.25

To divide 2.5 by 100, move the decimal point to the left by two places: 2.5 ÷ 100 = 0.025

To divide 2.5 by 1000, move the decimal point to the left by three places: 2.5 ÷ 1000 = 0.0025

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Divide Decimals by 10, 100 or 1000 Word Problems

1. Canada has a population that is about 1/10 as large as the United States. If Canada’s population is about 32 million, about how many people live in the United States?
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     3.2 million

2. Alaska has a land area of about 1,700,000 km². Florida has a land area 1/10 the size of Alaska. What is the land area of Florida?
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     170,000 km²

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