Dividing whole numbers to get a decimal

The  exercise appears under the 5th grade (U.S.) Math Mission, Arithmetic Math Mission and Pre-algebra Math Mission. This exercise introduces division extending into decimal answers.

Types of Problems
There is one type of problem in this exercise:


 * 1) Find the quotient: This problem has a division problem that involves dividing two numbers. The student is to find the answer completely, i.e. with no remainder, and write it in the provided space.Dividing whole numbers to get a decimal.PNG

Strategies
This exercise is easy to get accuracy badges because division is easily performed as long as one has knowledge of the standard algorithm. The speed badges are easy because user can use some tricks to simplify these questions.
 * 1) A calculator goes against the spirit of the problem, but can increase speeds.
 * 2) The answers all seem to come out as terminating decimals in the worst case.
 * 3) Answers must be given in decimal form, not fractions.
 * 4) If user can think of the division problem as a fraction, reducing the fraction can increase their speed nicely and is in the spirit of the exercise.

Real-life Applications

 * 1) Division is used in every-day life to display information to consumers.