Dividing Decimals Math Example 4

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Example 4

medium
Calculate \(7.2 \div 0.9\).

Solution

  1. 1
    Multiply both by 10: \(72 \div 9 = 8\).
  2. 2
    \(7.2 \div 0.9 = 8\).

Answer

8
Convert to whole number division: \(7.2 \div 0.9 = 72 \div 9 = 8\).

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 2 medium

Calculate (5.4 div 0.6).

Example 3 easy

Calculate (2.8 div 4).

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