Question

Explain how to divide when the divisor is a decimal.

Answer 1

Multiply the divisor by a power of 10 to make it a whole number.
Multiply the dividend by the same power of 10. Place the decimal point in the quotient.
Divide the dividend by the whole-number divisor to find the quotient.

Answer 2

Answer:

Move the decimal point of the divisor to the right until it becomes a whole number. Move the decimal point od the dividend the same number of places, then do the division (long division).

When dividing by a decimal divisor, we use the following procedure:

1)Multiply the divisor by a power of 10 to make it a whole number.

2)Multiply the dividend by the same power of 10. 3(Place the decimal point in the quotient.

4)Divide the dividend by the whole-number divisor to find the quotient.

Step-by-step explanation:

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