DIVIDING DECIMALS BY WHOLE NUMBERS

Evaluate:

Problem 1 :

8.4 ÷ 2

Solution:

Step 1 :

Let us count how many digits we have after the decimals?

Answer : 1 digit

Step 2 :

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 10, to convert the decimals as a integers.

Step 3 :

Step 4 :

Converting it as decimals, we get 4.2.

Problem 2 :

15.6 ÷ 3

Solution:

Step 1 :

Let us count how many digits we have after the decimals?

Answer : 1 digit

Step 2 :

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 10, to convert the decimals as a integers.

Step 3 :

Step 4 :

Converting it as decimals, we get 5.2.

Problem 3 :

20.4  ÷ 4

Solution:

Step 1 :

Let us count how many digits we have after the decimals?

Answer : 1 digit

Step 2 :

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 10, to convert the decimals as a integers.

Step 3 :

Step 4 :

Converting it as decimals, we get 5.1.

Problem 4 :

0.15 ÷ 5

Solution:

Step 1 :

Let us count how many digits we have after the decimals?

Answer : 2 digits

Step 2 :

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 100, to convert the decimals as a integers.

Step 3 :

Step 4 :

Converting it as decimals, we get 0.03.

Problem 5 :

0.126 ÷ 9

Solution:

Step 1 :

Let us count how many digits we have after the decimals?

Answer : 3 digits

Step 2 :

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 1000, to convert the decimals as a integers.

Step 3 :

Step 4 :

Converting it as decimals, we get 0.014.

Problem 6 :

1.61 ÷ 7

Solution:

Step 1 :

Let us count how many digits we have after the decimals?

Answer : 2 digits

Step 2 :

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 100, to convert the decimals as a integers.

Step 3 :

Step 4 :

Converting it as decimals, we get 0.23.

Problem 7 :

49.8 ÷ 6

Solution:

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 10, to convert the decimals as a integers.

Problem 8 :

3.04 ÷ 4

Solution:

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 100, to convert the decimals as a integers.

Problem 9 :

0.616 ÷ 11

Solution:

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 1000, to convert the decimals as a integers.

Problem 10 :

0.0405 ÷ 3

Solution:

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 10000, to convert the decimals as a integers.

Problem 11 :

3.92 ÷ 8

Solution:

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 10000, to convert the decimals as a integers.

Problem 12 :

0.392 ÷ 7

Solution:

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 1000, to convert the decimals as a integers.