Dividing Decimals (Year 5)
Practise dividing decimals within Decimals for Year 5, with worked examples and instant feedback.
The questions below are generated to match the National Curriculum for Year 5 and get harder as you progress from Rookie to Guru.
Worked examples
RookieRead and interpret directly.
In 3.625, what digit is in the THOUSANDTHS column?
- 5
- 6
- 2
- 3
Answer: 5. Third decimal place = thousandths.
ProCompare and infer.
Complete: 0.75 = ___ / 100 = ___ / 4.
- 75 and 3
- 7.5 and 3
- 75 and 4
- 75 and 25
Answer: 75 and 3. 0.75 = 75/100 = 3/4.
GuruMulti-step reasoning.
What is 12.6 ÷ 0.6?
- 0.21
- 2.1
- 21
- 210
Answer: 21. Multiply both numbers by 10 to remove the decimal from the divisor: 126 ÷ 6 = 21.
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