TEKS 5.3G: Solve Decimal Quotients
Dividing Decimals Using the Standard Algorithm
About this lesson
Learning Target: I can solve for quotients of decimals using strategies.
Focuses On:
- Using area models to divide decimals
- Using the standard algorithm to divide decimals
Builds On:
5.3F:
Represent quotients of decimals to the hundredths, up to four-digit dividends and two-digit whole number divisors, using objects and pictorial models, including area models
4.4E:
Represent the quotient of up to four-digit whole number divided by a one-digit whole number using arrays, area models, and equations
Next Level:
6.3E:
Multiply and divide positive rational numbers fluently
Read More:
This lesson is designed to move students towards fluently using the standard algorithm to divide decimals.
The two instructional blocks in this lesson are the algorithm and real-world problems.
The first instructional block shows students how to manage the decimal point in a division problem. The lesson moves into using the standard algorithm, reminding students of the steps as they work through problems.
The second instructional block has students using the standard algorithm for division to solve real-world decimal problems.
The lesson builds upon foundational division understanding in lower grades and prepares students for more complex division problems in 6th grade and beyond.
Grade 5MathTEKS 5.3G
