How do you divide decimals?

Ex.
0.05/0.04=?

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multiply numerator and denominator by 100 to make the question 5/4

So the idea is to make the denominator whole.

example 45.67/.32 multipy both numerator by 100 to give 4567/32

examples 34/.006 multply by 1000 to give
34000/6

To divide decimals, you can follow these steps:

Step 1: Write down the division problem.

In this case, the division problem is 0.05 divided by 0.04, which can be written as:

0.05 ÷ 0.04 = ?

Step 2: Convert the decimals to whole numbers.

To do this, you need to move the decimal point to the right in both the dividend (0.05) and the divisor (0.04) until they become whole numbers.

In this case, multiplying both numbers by 100 will move the decimal point two places to the right in each number:

0.05 × 100 = 5
0.04 × 100 = 4

Now, the division problem becomes:
5 ÷ 4 = ?

Step 3: Divide the whole numbers.

Now that you have converted the decimals to whole numbers, you can perform the division as you would with whole numbers. Divide the dividend (5) by the divisor (4):

5 ÷ 4 = 1 remainder 1

Step 4: Convert the answer back to a decimal.

To convert the answer back to a decimal, you need to move the decimal point back to its original position. Since you moved it two places to the right earlier, move it two places to the left now:

1 ÷ 100 = 0.01

Therefore, 0.05 divided by 0.04 equals 0.01.