Students are prompted to divide single digit numbers by negative powers of ten in this straightforward activity. Prompted to divide ten numbers by 1, .1, .01, .001, and .0001, students can develop a pattern which will ease the difficulty...

Students are given ten numbers in this drill activity, which they are to divide by 1, .1, .01, .001 and .0001. Once the procedure is understood, the answers are easy to find. Teachers can use a version with answers for corrections.