Divide Decimals with Remainder Examples

Examples and solutions to help Grade 5 students learn how to divide decimals with a remainder using place value understanding and relate to a written method.

New York State Common Core Math Grade 5, Module 1, Lesson 14
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Lesson 14 Concept Development
Problem 1
6.72 ÷ 3 = ___
4.236 ÷ 3 = ___

Lesson 14 Exit Ticket

Divide decimals with a remainder using disks on the place value chart and long division.

1. Draw number disks on the place value chart to solve. Show your steps using long division.
   a. 5.372 ÷ 2 = _______

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Lesson 14 Homework

This video demonstrates the use of a place value chart to divide decimals using a process known as “unbundling”. An algorithm is also used to prove the quotient.

1. Draw number disks on the place value chart to solve. Show your steps using long division.
   a. 5.241 ÷ 3 = _______
   b. 3.445 ÷ 5 = _______
2. Solve using the standard algorithm.
   a. 0.64 ÷ 4 = ______
   b. 6.45 ÷ 5 = _____
   c. 16.404 ÷ 6 = ______
3. Mrs. Mayuko paid $40.68 for 3 kg of shrimp. What’s the cost of 1 kg of shrimp?
4. The total weight of 6 pieces of butter and a bag of sugar is 3.8 lb. If the weight of the bag of sugar is 1.4 lb., what’s the weight of each piece of butter?

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