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To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:
Let's perform the steps:
Step 1: Multiply both and by 10 to get:
Step 2: Now divide the whole numbers:
Thus, the division of by results in .
Solve the following exercise:
You must multiply both numbers by the same amount to keep the division equal! If you just 'remove' decimals randomly, you change the problem completely.
Always look at the number with more decimal places! Multiply both numbers by enough powers of 10 to make that number whole. For example, if dividing by 0.003, multiply both by 1000.
No! , but . You must keep track of where the decimal point belongs in your final answer.
After converting to whole numbers and dividing, your answer is already correct! When you multiply both dividend and divisor by the same amount, the decimal placement is automatically right.
Use multiplication! Multiply your answer by the original divisor. If you get the original dividend, you're correct: ✓
When you divide by a number less than 1, the result gets bigger! Think of it as 'how many 0.3s fit into 0.18?' The answer is 0.6, which means a bit more than half of one 0.3.
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