Mathematics
Intermediate
50 mins
Teacher/Student led
+75 XP
Teacher-led from the board. Pupils do not need a device, but can follow on one.
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Money

Dividing Decimals in Context

Share decimal amounts of money and measures into equal groups, keeping the decimal point lined up directly above the starting point. Decide how to handle leftovers based on the real-life situation.

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    1 - Getting Started ~4 mins

    Illustration for Getting StartedFive friends buy a €15.75 pizza-and-chips deal and agree to split the cost exactly. Hands up: how much should each friend pay, and will it come out evenly?

    2 - Watch and Notice ~11 mins

    The interactive shares each amount into equal groups, one example at a time. Watch how each amount splits into equal groups, and see what happens when the last one doesn't share out evenly.

    3 - Try It Together ~9 mins

    We work through three shares together on the interactive. Before each reveal, say the answer to yourself, then watch the answer appear and notice that the decimal point stays in the same place-value position as in the amount we started with.

    €18.60 shared among 6

    4 - Line up the Point in Your Copy ~3 mins

    COPYBOOK MOMENT

    In your maths copy, set out each of these decimal divisions with the decimal point in the answer lined up directly above the point in the amount you are sharing:

    • €15.75 ÷ 5
    • €9.60 ÷ 8
    • 4.5 m ÷ 6
    • €18.60 ÷ 6

    Beside each answer, write the unit (€ or m) and one short note on how you handled any leftover.

    Pupil practice
    Module 2 · Operations and Computational Fluency Number
    Lesson 22 · Dividing Decimals in Context
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