Decimal Operations: example 5.19

Divide: $0.12 \div 3 .$

Work it out on paper first. Then open the solution one step at a time, and stop as soon as you can finish on your own.

Your turn

The book's Try It right after this example: same idea, new numbers. Only the answer is given.

Divide: $0.28 \div 4 .$

How did it go?

	$0.12 \div 3$
Write as long division, placing the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend.
Divide as usual. Since 3 does not go into 0 or 1 we use zeros as placeholders.
	$0.12 \div 3 = 0.04$

	$0.12 \div 3$
Write as long division, placing the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend.
Divide as usual. Since 3 does not go into 0 or 1 we use zeros as placeholders.
	$0.12 \div 3 = 0.04$