Write the power of 10 to multiply the divisor by to make it a whole number. Then, write the equivalent problem and find the quotient

16.65 ÷ 0.37

.37x100=37

1665/37 is an equivalent, but in this day of calculators, why would one do that.

Write a power of 10 you would multiply the divisor by to make it a whole number.​ Then, write the equivalent problem.

23.55 / 0.13

Write the equivalent problem after multiplying by the power of 10.

Why did the mathematician bring a ladder to the multiplication table? Because he wanted to reach new heights and divide by exponents!

To find the power of 10 to multiply the divisor by, let's see how many decimal places we need to move it to the right until it becomes a whole number. In this case, we need to move the decimal point two places to the right. So, the power of 10 is 10².

Now, the equivalent problem can be written as:

1665 ÷ (0.37 × 10²)

Solving this, we get:

1665 ÷ 37 = 45

So, the quotient is 45.

To make the divisor, 0.37, a whole number, we need to multiply it by a power of 10. In this case, we can multiply by 100 to remove the decimal point.

So the new problem would be: 16.65 ÷ (0.37 × 100)

Simplifying further: 16.65 ÷ 37

Now we can find the quotient:

16.65 ÷ 37 ≈ 0.45

To make the divisor, 0.37, a whole number, we need to multiply it by 100 since there are two decimal places in the divisor.

Thus, we can rewrite the problem as:
1665 ÷ 37

To find the quotient, we divide the dividend, 1665, by the divisor, 37:
1665 ÷ 37 = 45

Therefore, the quotient is 45.