Dividing Decimals Math Example 2

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Example 2

medium
Calculate \(5.4 \div 0.6\).

Solution

  1. 1
    Multiply both by 10 to eliminate the decimal divisor: \(5.4 \div 0.6 = 54 \div 6\).
  2. 2
    \(54 \div 6 = 9\).
  3. 3
    So \(5.4 \div 0.6 = 9\).

Answer

9
Multiply numerator and denominator by the same power of 10 to make the divisor a whole number. \(\frac{5.4}{0.6} = \frac{54}{6} = 9\).

About Dividing Decimals

Dividing numbers that contain decimal points, typically by converting the divisor to a whole number (multiplying both divisor and dividend by a power of 10) and then performing long division.

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More Dividing Decimals Examples

Example 1 easy

Calculate (3.6 div 4).

Example 3 easy

Calculate (2.8 div 4).

Example 4 medium

Calculate (7.2 div 0.9).

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