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Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)
Everyday maths 1 (Northern Ireland)

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1.8 Division

Division by 10, 100 and 1 000

÷ 10

To divide a whole number by 10 (when the number ends in a zero), remove a zero from the end of the number to make it 10 times smaller. For example:

20 ÷ 10 = 2

60 ÷ 10 = 6

100 ÷ 10 = 10

÷ 100

To divide a whole number by 100 (when the number ends in at least two zeros), remove two zeros from the end of the number.

300 ÷ 100 = 3

2 500 ÷ 100 = 25

6 000 ÷ 100 = 60

÷ 1 000

To divide a whole number by 1000 (when the number ends in at least three zeros), remove three zeros from the end of the number.

000 ÷ 1 000 = 4

32 000 ÷ 1 000 = 32

50 000 ÷ 1 000 = 50

Activity 12: Dividing by 10, 100 and 1 000

Calculate the following:

  1. 70 ÷ 10
  2. 32 ÷ 10
  3. 120 ÷ 10
  4. 8 500 ÷ 100
  5. 2 100 ÷ 100
  6. 52 000 ÷ 100
  7. 34 000 ÷ 1 000
  8. 120 000 ÷ 1 000
  9. 450 000 ÷ 1 000
  10. Rulers are sold in boxes of ten. How many boxes will 350 rulers fill?
  11. There are 100 centimetres in 1 metre. What is 18 000 centimetres in metres?
  12. Ten people share a lottery win of £16 000. How much money does each person win?

Answer

  1. 7
  2. 32
  3. 12
  4. 85
  5. 21
  6. 520
  7. 34
  8. 120
  9. 450
  10. 35 boxes
  11. 180 metres
  12. £1 600