Free Grade 3 Introducing Dividing Decimals Flashcards
Free Grade 3 flashcards for Introducing Dividing Decimals: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Decimals extend place value past the ones: tenths, hundredths, thousandths. Line up decimal points when adding or subtracting.
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- RememberIdentify introducing dividing decimals
Identify introducing dividing decimals accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- UnderstandExplain introducing dividing decimals
Explain introducing dividing decimals accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- ApplyCalculate introducing dividing decimals
Calculate introducing dividing decimals accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
- AnalyseCompare introducing dividing decimals
Compare introducing dividing decimals accurately in a familiar context.
Assessed by: Exit ticket of four short items
Prerequisites
Close these gaps first — each has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
How Introducing Dividing Decimals works
Decimals extend place value past the ones: tenths, hundredths, thousandths. Line up decimal points when adding or subtracting.
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.51.4 + 85 = ?[1]
- 2.75 − 43 = ?[1]
- 3.77.5 + 16.8 = ?[1]
- 4.77.7 − 48.9 = ?[1]
- 5.2.03 + 9.4 = ?[2]
- 6.6.07 − 3.64 = ?[2]
- 7.9.79 − 2.92 = ?[2]
- 8.1.4 − 1.23 = ?[2]
- 9.0.153 × 4 = ?[3]
- 10.0.17 × 5 = ?[3]
- 11.0.449 × 9 = ?[3]
- 12.0.497 × 8 = ?[3]
Show answers and working
1. 136.4
Line up the decimal points. Fill gaps with zeros so both have 1 decimal place. Add as whole numbers: 136.4.
2. 32
Line up the decimal points. Fill gaps with zeros so both have 1 decimal place. Subtract as whole numbers: 32.
3. 94.3
Line up the decimal points. Fill gaps with zeros so both have 1 decimal place. Add as whole numbers: 94.3.
4. 28.8
Line up the decimal points. Fill gaps with zeros so both have 1 decimal place. Subtract as whole numbers: 28.8.
5. 11.43
Line up the decimal points. Fill gaps with zeros so both have 2 decimal places. Add as whole numbers: 11.43.
6. 2.43
Line up the decimal points. Fill gaps with zeros so both have 2 decimal places. Subtract as whole numbers: 2.43.
7. 6.87
Line up the decimal points. Fill gaps with zeros so both have 2 decimal places. Subtract as whole numbers: 6.87.
8. 0.17
Line up the decimal points. Fill gaps with zeros so both have 2 decimal places. Subtract as whole numbers: 0.17.
9. 0.612
Ignore the decimal: 153 × 4 = 612. Put back 3 decimal places: 0.612.
10. 0.85
Ignore the decimal: 170 × 5 = 850. Put back 3 decimal places: 0.85.
11. 4.041
Ignore the decimal: 449 × 9 = 4041. Put back 3 decimal places: 4.041.
12. 3.976
Ignore the decimal: 497 × 8 = 3976. Put back 3 decimal places: 3.976.
Worked examples
83.7 + 61.2 = ?
- Line up the decimal points.
- Fill gaps with zeros so both have 1 decimal place.
- Add as whole numbers: 144.9.
- Answer: 144.9
9.11 + 3.51 = ?
- Line up the decimal points.
- Fill gaps with zeros so both have 2 decimal places.
- Add as whole numbers: 12.62.
- Answer: 12.62
0.772 × 2 = ?
- Ignore the decimal: 772 × 2 = 1544.
- Put back 3 decimal places: 1.544.
- Answer: 1.544
Interactive practice
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Common mistakes
What learners typically get wrong, and how to fix it.
Thinks 0.25 is bigger than 0.3 because 25 > 3.
Correction: Fill with zeros: 0.25 vs 0.30.
Lines up the last digits instead of the decimal points.
Correction: Decimal points go in one straight column.
Teacher tips
- · Use money to make tenths and hundredths concrete.
Parent tips
- · Add up prices with cents together.
Real-life applications
- · Money, measurements, race times.
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