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What are the steps of division?
D, M, S, b
When you divide by a power of 10 which direction do you move the decimal?
Left
2.1 divided by 1
2.1
2.1 divided by 10
0.21
2.1 divided by 100
0.021
456 divided by 1
456
what is the answer to a division problem?
quotient
456 divided by 100
4.56
if you divide by 10 how many places do you move the decimal?
1 place
if you divide by 100 how many places do you move the decimal?
2 places
if you divide by 1000 how many places do you move the decimal?
3 places
8.25 divided by 5
1.65
if there is a decimal in the divisor what do you do?
make it a whole number and move the decimal in the dividend
