Decimal Operations: example 5.20

Divide: $$3.99 \div 24 .$

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.

Your turn

The book's Try It right after this example: same idea, new numbers. Only the answer is given.

Divide: $$6.99 \div 36 .$

How did it go?

	$$3.99 \div 24$
Place the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend.
Divide as usual. When do we stop? Since this division involves money, we round it to the nearest cent (hundredth). To do this, we must carry the division to the thousandths place.
Round to the nearest cent.	$$0.166 \approx $0.17$
	$$3.99 \div 24 \approx $0.17$

	$$3.99 \div 24$
Place the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend.
Divide as usual. When do we stop? Since this division involves money, we round it to the nearest cent (hundredth). To do this, we must carry the division to the thousandths place.
Round to the nearest cent.	$$0.166 \approx $0.17$
	$$3.99 \div 24 \approx $0.17$