How do you divide a decimal by a whole fraction

Mathematics

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Otrada [13]3 years ago

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Answer

wherever the decimal is, put it directly on top of the dividing line thing. Now that the decimal looks like a regular whole number you can divide like you usually would. Whenever you do regular long division, your answer is always going to be on the top of the line. Your answer should have a decimal in it ... and that should be your answer.

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