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Example 1.100 from Elementary Algebra, 1.7 Decimals
Decimals: example 1.100
Divide:
Work it out on paper first. Then open the solution one step at a time, and stop as soon as you can finish on your own.
Solution
Remember, you can “move” the decimals in the divisor and dividend because of the Equivalent Fractions Property.
The signs are the same. The quotient is positive. Make the divisor a whole number by “moving” the decimal point all the way to the right. “Move” the decimal point in the dividend the same number of places. Divide.
Place the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend.Write the quotient with the appropriate sign.
Your turn
The book's Try It right after this example: same idea, new numbers. Only the answer is given.
Divide:
How did it go?