Chapter 5: Divide Decimals

5.NBT.A.2 - Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.

5.NBT.B.7 - Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

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Chapter 5 Vocabulary

decimal point - a symbol used to separate dollars from cents in money, and to separate the ones place from the tenths place in a decimal
dividend - the number that is to be divided in a division problem
divisor - the number that divides the dividend
equivalent fractions - fractions that name the same amount or part
estimate - a number close to an exact amount
exponent - a number that shows how many times the base is used as a factor
quotient - the answer to a division problem
remainder - the amount left over when a number cannot be divided equally