The learner puts reasoning and estimation to work. The directions are to place a decimal in the answer to make the equation true. Pupils are to look at the two problems, one multiplication and one division, and estimate an answer. No...

You are used to teaching repeating decimals with bar notation that keeps us from writing that number over and over again; now teach what the over and over again represents. This activity allows your mathematicians to explore the infinite...

A rational number is a ratio of two integers. Discuss with your class how to convert the rational numbers of repeating decimals to fractions. A good commentary on letting x equal the repeating decimal and multiplying each side of...

A quick problem to test your middle schoolers' knowledge of dividing with decimals. Also a good practice of unit rates, they must compute the cost of one gallon of gas when given the total amount for a fill up. Can be used as a preface...

The real value of education is highlighted in more than one way on a instructional activity designed to not only add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, but also to address the correlation between...

A 27-page packet full of math games and activities builds on algebra, measurement, geometry, fractional, and graphing skills. Young mathematicians participate in math games collaboratively, promoting teamwork and skills practice.

Trying to get your class to think of decimals as fractions and vice versa can lead to interesting discussions. After all, we can usually understand quickly that 1/4 is .25 but why is 1/7 not so easy to convert? This activity looks...

This site may be used as a tutorial for students who did not understand or have forgotten how to divide numbers with decimals. The site gives an example of how it is done and offers a game of dividing decimal numbers that is timed and...

A tutorial explaining how to divide a decimal by a decimal.

See how dividing with decimals works similarly to regular long division.

This tutorial explains short division and provides a practice section at the end of the lesson.

This website from The Math Page explains and defines how to divide decimals. There is even a practice section at the very end of the lesson.

This App helps students practice multiplication and division with decimals in a fun environment. Students use this App to learn standard multiplication and division algorithms as well as understand topics such as scientific notation, the...

Students investigate how the quotients and remainders from integer division relate to the quotients from rational number division in both fraction and decimal form.

This excellent math resource explains and defines the meaning of percent. Multiplying and dividing by a power of 10 is incorporated as a preview to understanding scientific notation.

If you want to learn the traditional algorithm for long division when you divide to the decimal places, this website gives a very clear, simple step-by-step break down of the process. Students can solve six problems to practice the skill...

This interactive site explains how to divide a decimal by a decimal, then offers games to practice this skill.

Understand the basics of division in this succinct lesson that includes two interactive games. Both games focus on knowledge of basic division facts and offer immediate feedback to responses.

Explains how to divide a decimal by a whole number. Also provides some practice problems and games to test your skills.

An interactive worksheet for practice in the multiplication and division of decimals with positive and negative signs.

Twenty problems presented on the topics: working with expressions, using the distributive property, decimal place value and decimal operations. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work...

An introduction to the concept of division, with an explanation of how it relates to fractions and decimal numbers. Includes links to practice activities.

Students can brush up on percentage skills with this lesson and calculate percentages using the "Percent Tricks method." For students to successfully use this method, they must have the ability to multiply and divide whole numbers.

This site contains example problems that explain the steps for converting fractions to decimals. Students can practice the skill and check their answers immediately.