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MAP Recommended Practice

Course: MAP Recommended Practice > Unit 34

Lesson 38: Divide decimals by whole numbers
Math
MAP Recommended Practice
Numbers and Operations 211-217
Divide decimals by whole numbers
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Divide decimals by whole numbers visually

CCSS.Math: 5.NBT.B.7
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Problem

Divide.
Hint: Use the number line below to divide 0, point, 42 into 3 equal-sized groups.
0, point, 42, divided by, 3, equals
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3, slash, 5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7, slash, 4
  • a mixed number, like 1, space, 3, slash, 4
  • an exact decimal, like 0, point, 75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12, space, start text, p, i, end text or 2, slash, 3, space, start text, p, i, end text
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