Math Drills
Division of Decimals worksheets for Grade 5 (Elementary School)
What this unit covers
The procedure to master is shifting the decimal point in the divisor to the right until it is a whole number, and shifting the point in the dividend by the same amount. Extending the Division, rounding and Fill in the Blank lay the base, and the work widens into partitive and quotitive division, remainders, percentage, per-unit quantity and figure problems.
Placing the decimal point in the quotient at the dividend's original position stands out. In remainder problems, the point in the remainder alone has to be returned to where it started, and writing the remainder of 7.5 ÷ 0.4 as 3 rather than 0.3 is the standard mix-up. With rounding, children also round at a place one step off.
Learning steps
Decimal ÷ Decimal (Calculations)
- Extending the Division
- Calculation
- Rounding Numbers
- Fill in the Blank
Division of Decimals (Word Problems)
- Partitive Division
- Quotitive Division
- Partitive Division (Two Steps)
- Quotitive Division with Rounding Up
- Remainder
- Percentage
- Per-Unit Quantity
- Applying to Figures
- Applying to Figures (Two Steps)
Word Problems with Rounded Answers
- Basics
- Two Steps
- Per-Unit Quantity
Worksheets
Decimal ÷ Decimal (Calculations)
Division of Decimals (Word Problems)
Word Problems (Partitive, Quotitive Division)
- Partitive Division2 questions
- Applying to Figures1 question
- Quotitive Division1 question
- Remainder1 question
Word Problems (Application, 2-Step)
- Applying to Figures (Two Steps)1 question
- Partitive Division (Two Steps)1 question
- Quotitive Division with Rounding Up1 question
- Percentage1 question
- Per-Unit Quantity1 question
Related study guides
- Place Value in Decimals — Preventing "0.7 + 0.5 = 0.12"
"0.7 + 0.5 = 0.12". "2.5 × 10 = 2.50". Decimal errors come from place value. Here's how to teach 0.1 as "one tenth of 1", and what to secure at each grade.
- Teaching Percentage to a Child Who Doesn't Get It — "See It as 1" Before Any Formula
Percentage is the hardest topic in elementary math. Why memorising the formula doesn't work, how to build the sense of "seeing the base amount as 1", and how to extend it to percentages and rates.
Frequently asked questions
- What do the “Division of Decimals” worksheets for Grade 5 (Elementary School) practice?
- They cover problems such as Extending the Division, Calculation, Rounding Numbers, Fill in the Blank, Partitive Division, Quotitive Division, Partitive Division (Two Steps), Quotitive Division with Rounding Up.
- How many “Division of Decimals” worksheets are there for Grade 5 (Elementary School)?
- 29 worksheets are free to use. Every one is a printable PDF and comes with an answer key.