Small Decimal Division Sample Problems

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Small Decimal Division

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300	360

300 is called the divisor, and 360 is called the dividend. The answer to this problem is called the quotient.

There are two ways to solve the problem.

Method 1: Decimal Long Division

Step 1: Do long division until you run out of digits in the dividend.

1

300   360

-300

    60

Step 2: Add 0's after the decimal point and continue dividing. This gives does not change the value of the dividend. Keep dividing until the remainder is 0.

1.2

300   360.0

-300

    600

   -600

         0

The answer is 1.2.

Method 2: Use fractions

Step 1: Rewrite the problem as a fraction.

300 360

= 360
300

Step 2: Simplify the fraction.

300
360 simplifies to 6
5

Step 3: Rewrite the fraction in decimal form.

6
5 = 1 1
5 = 1.2

The answer is 1.2