Dividing Decimals Calculator

A decimal number is a number in which the decimal part and whole number part are separated by a dot(.) There are different possibilities to divide a decimal number

• Dividing a decimal number by the whole number.
• Dividing a decimal number by another decimal number.

In the process of division, if the remainder is zero and the quotient has some decimal values then it is called terminating decimals. If the remainder isn't zero and the quotient has some repeating values in decimal places then it is called recurring decimals.

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Go through the simple and easy guidelines on how to divide decimals.

• If the number you are dividing has a decimal, move the decimal point all the way to the right and count the number of places you have moved it.
• Move the decimal point in the number you are dividing also with the same number of places to the right.
• Place a decimal point in the quotient exactly above the decimal point in the number under the division bar.
• Divide until you get the remainder zero or until you have enough decimals in the answer. In the other case, you can halt the process if the remainder repeats and indicates the answer is a repeating decimal.