How do you divide 0.75 by 1.2?
use a calculator?
Well, I want to know how to do it without a calculator. Or is it not possible?
google is your friend. try "long division decimals" for many examples.
There are also online calculators that will do the math, and show all the steps.
Or, you can always note that if you don't like the decimal points, you get exactly the same answer if you divide 75/120
To divide 0.75 by 1.2, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Write down the division problem: 0.75 ÷ 1.2.
Step 2: To divide decimals, we can move the decimal point to the right of both numbers until the divisor is a whole number. In this case, multiply both the dividend (0.75) and the divisor (1.2) by 10 to move the decimal point 1 place to the right.
0.75 × 10 = 7.5
1.2 × 10 = 12
Now, our problem becomes: 7.5 ÷ 12.
Step 3: Perform the division. Since we have the decimal point for the quotient, we can choose to estimate the answer or use long division. Let's use long division.
0.625
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12 | 7.5
We start by dividing 7 by 12, which is 0. With a remainder of 7.
Next, bring down the next digit 5 and divide it by 12, which is 0 again.
Since there is no remainder, we can stop here.
Step 4: Write down the quotient as the final answer.
The quotient of 0.75 divided by 1.2 is approximately 0.625.