Math Curriculum

Level C
Unit: Number Base Ten (Decimals)
Key Lesson 6.5.12 Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers

Lesson topic: Dividing decimals by whole numbers

Instructor Materials

  • Teacher guide
  • Slides
  • Practice Problems resource
  • CCRS standard: 6.NS.3
  • Learning goal: Compare and contrast (orally and using other representations) division problems with whole-number and decimal dividends. Divide decimals by whole numbers and explain the reasoning (orally and using other representations). Generalize (orally and in writing) that multiplying both the dividend and the divisor by the same factor does not change the quotient.
  • 6.5 Assessment and Practice Problems

Student Materials

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