Lesson: Dividing Decimals Mathematics • 6th Grade

Students will be able to

• determine whether to use long division, estimation, or some other method to solve problems in which a decimal is being divided,
• use multiplication and estimation to check the accuracy of quotients obtained by dividing decimals,
• find quotients when dividends are expressed using up to four decimal places,
• find quotients when divisors are expressed using up to three decimal places,
• solve two-step problems involving division with dividends expressed using up to four decimal places.