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Free 6th Grade Dividing Decimals Worksheets

Use this page when you want 6th grade dividing decimals worksheets in the next thirty seconds: choose how many problems you want, press print, and the answer key comes out on its own page behind the worksheet. The version loaded below opens with items in the shape of 6.6 ÷ 3 and 39.0 ÷ 5; the key lists 2.2 and 7.8 next to their question numbers.

📄 6TH GRADE DIVIDING DECIMALS WORKSHEETS — A NEW SHEET EVERY TIME YOU PRESS THE BUTTON
🎲 New set of problems

‘New set of problems’ opens the generator in its own tab. There you can change the problem count and turn the answer key on or off. ‘Print or save as PDF’ opens the print dialog — choose Save as PDF in the printer list to keep the file. The sheet fits US Letter and A4, and the answer key prints on its own page.

What this worksheet practises

Because the sheet regenerates, the point lands in a different position each time and cannot be copied from the previous answer.

When the divisor itself is a decimal, both numbers are multiplied by a power of ten first so the divisor becomes whole. The value of the quotient does not change, which is the part worth explaining once.

This sheet uses a one-place decimal divided by a single digit, and the divisions are chosen to terminate rather than repeat, so answers stay clean, and a typical line looks like 54.6 ÷ 7.

Writing the point in the quotient before starting the division is the habit that prevents most errors here.

Work of this kind is commonly aligned with the decimal division expectations for this grade; schools outside the US meet the same skill at roughly the same age, which is why these 6th grade dividing decimals worksheets travel well.

Six problems from the sheet in front of you

These six come from the sheet loaded on this page. Press the button and the numbers change, but the shape stays the same (a one-place decimal divided by a single digit).
#ProblemAnswerWhat to check
16.6 ÷ 3 =2.2Watch for: placing the quotient point at the end
239.0 ÷ 5 =7.8Check: losing a zero in the quotient
37.2 ÷ 3 =2.4Look at: moving the point in only one number
412.0 ÷ 8 =1.5Ask about: ignoring the estimate
554.6 ÷ 7 =7.8Watch for: rounding too early
612.8 ÷ 8 =1.6Check: stopping at the remainder

One problem worked through

Here is one worked through. 39.0 ÷ 5 gives 7.8. If your child arrives somewhere other than 7.8 on 39.0 ÷ 5, look at the working rather than the answer: nearly every wrong result comes from a skipped step, not an unknown fact.

Take the first problem on the sheet as it stands, 6.6 ÷ 3. Work 6.6 ÷ 3 out on paper rather than in your head the first few times, say each step aloud, and check the result against 2.2 on the key before moving on.

Three common mistakes and what to do about them

Using this sheet as a daily drill

  1. Use a pencil, not a pen. Children working on dividing decimals rethink far more often when erasing is allowed, and you get to see exactly where the rethinking happened on an item like 7.2 ÷ 3.
  2. Stop the session at the time limit even if the sheet is unfinished, and note where the child got to. A half sheet done well is better data than a whole sheet rushed.
  3. Mark it together straight away while the working is still fresh, so a slip like the one behind 7.2 ÷ 3 can be talked through instead of guessed at.
  4. If two days in a row come out under 12 minutes with everything correct, that is the signal to move up: either numbers bigger than 6.6 ÷ 3 uses, or the next skill in the sequence.
  5. Keep the session to about 12 minutes. A 6th grader who is still counting on fingers will need longer than that on a line like 6.6 ÷ 3, and that is fine: the timer is a measurement, never a punishment.

About the answer key

Every generated sheet carries its own key on a separate printed page, which lets a child self-mark without seeing the answers while they work.

Answers appear next to their question numbers, so a wrong item like 39.0 ÷ 5 can be found in the key in a second and re-worked while it is still fresh.

How to print this worksheet

For a class set, print one sheet, press the new-worksheet button and print again. Each child gets different numbers on the same skill, so nobody can copy the answer to 6.6 ÷ 3 from a neighbour.

Printing works the same on US Letter and A4, because the layout uses relative widths rather than fixed inches. Set margins to default and scaling to 100%, and all 20 problems fit.

Frequently asked questions

Are these worksheets really free?
Yes, completely. The page is supported by advertising, not by subscriptions, so there is no limit on how many 6th grade dividing decimals worksheets you print.
Is dividing by a decimal the same as multiplying?
Dividing by a number smaller than one makes the result larger, which feels like multiplying. The method, though, is division with the point shifted first.
What if the division does not come out exactly?
In school work you either stop at a stated number of places or write the remainder. The problems on this sheet are chosen to terminate cleanly.
Will these print correctly on A4?
Yes. These 6th grade dividing decimals worksheets fit both A4 and US Letter without clipping, as long as print scaling is left at 100% and browser headers and footers are switched off.

Print a sheet of 6th grade dividing decimals worksheets, run it for 12 minutes, mark it together, and come back tomorrow for a different set of numbers on the same skill.

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Last updated: 2026-09-13