This math skill teaches how to divide a whole number by a decimal. It involves multiplying both the divisor and dividend by the same power of ten to eliminate the decimal, simplifying the division into a problem with whole numbers.
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Division of a whole number by a decimal
Test your understanding of division of a whole number by a decimal by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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Let's divide 6 by 0.25.
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We can simplify by multiplying top and bottom by 100 to get rid of the decimal.
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And now we can multiply top and bottom by 4 to make it a fraction out of 100.
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Which makes the answer much simpler. Cancel zeroes and we see that our answer is 24.