How can you tell they’ve got it: Division with Decimals?

If they’ve got it, you’ll see things like: Compute 14.76 ÷ 4 using a written method to get 3.69; Explain how to continue long division past the decimal point to obtain a decimal quotient; Solve a context problem that requires dividing a decimal amount equally (e.g. sharing £18.60 among 5 people). Or just try it together: Can your child use a written method to calculate something like '17 ÷ 4 = 4.25' — carrying the division past the decimal point to get a decimal answer rather than a remainder?

Mathematics Multiplication & Division Ages 10–11

Division with Decimals

Your child can carry on dividing past the decimal point. For 17 ÷ 4, they get 4.25 instead of stopping at a remainder.

In curriculum terms

Use written division methods in cases where the answer has up to two decimal places; divide decimals to hundredths by whole numbers

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How to tell they’ve got it

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Compute 14.76 ÷ 4 using a written method to get 3.69
Explain how to continue long division past the decimal point to obtain a decimal quotient
Solve a context problem that requires dividing a decimal amount equally (e.g. sharing £18.60 among 5 people)

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Try this together

Can your child use a written method to calculate something like '17 ÷ 4 = 4.25' — carrying the division past the decimal point to get a decimal answer rather than a remainder?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Division with remaindersages 10–11Written division with decimal answers extends long division skills

Multiplying and dividingages 10–11Decimal quotients require understanding of decimal place value and powers of 10

Division with Decimalsthis skill · ages 10–11

Unlocks

Calculating the Meanages 10–11Calculating mean requires division giving decimal answers

Rounding Answersages 10–11Rounding answers requires having answers to round (from division)

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Curriculum alignment

Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M5N07medium confidenceYear 5 · Number

solve problems involving division, choosing efficient strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret any remainder according to the context and express results as a whole number, decimal or fraction

AC9M6N06medium confidenceYear 6 · Number

multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of 10 without a calculator, applying knowledge of place value and proficiency with multiplication facts; using estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers

AC9M4N01medium confidenceYear 4 · Number

recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA3-RN-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 3

MA2-PF-01medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M5N07high confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand

VC2M6N06medium confidenceMathematics · Level 6 · Number strand

VC2M6N04medium confidenceMathematics · Level 6 · Number strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

Brackets in Expressionsages 10–11 Decimal place valueages 10–11 Dividing by two-digit numbersages 10–11 Division with remaindersages 10–11

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