Divide Decimals by Powers of 10 Worksheet

Divide Decimals by Powers of 10 Worksheets

In these free math worksheets, students practice how to divide a decimal by a power of ten.

How to divide a decimal by a power of 10?

Dividing a decimal by a power of 10 is equivalent to moving the decimal point to the left by the same number of places as the exponent in the power of 10.

For example:
To divide 45.2 by 10, we move the decimal point one place to the left to get 4.52
To divide 562.3 by 10², we move the decimal point two places to the left to get 5.623
To divide 23.8 by 10³, we move the decimal point three places to the left to get 0.0238

In general, to divide a decimal by 10ⁿ, where n is a positive integer, we move the decimal point n places to the left.

Have a look at this video if you need to review how to divide decimals by powers of 10.

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