Basic College Mathematics (9th Edition)

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Chapter 4 - Decimals - 4.5 Dividing Decimal Numbers - 4.5 Exercises - Page 303: 13

Answer

.06

Work Step by Step

To divide decimals you must move the decimal points until the divisor is a whole number. .108$\div$1.8 1.08$\div$18 Since there's still two digits to the right of the decimal in the dividend, you must move the decimal two spaces to the left in the quotient of the given equation. 108$\div$18=6 1.08$\div$18=.06
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