Divide by moving the decimal point
52.3 divided by 10 5
If the problem is 52.3 divided by 10,
then you move the decimal point one place to the left.
52.3 / 10 = 5.23
I think this problem is 52.3 divided by 10 to the fifth power. How do I do this?
You move the decimal point 5 places to the left.
To divide 52.3 by 10.5, we can follow these steps:
1. Start by aligning the decimal points in both numbers.
```
52.3
÷ 10.5
------
```
2. Since there is no decimal point in the divisor (10.5), we need to move the decimal point one place to the right to turn it into a whole number.
```
52.3 <- Dividend
÷ 105 <- Divisor (10.5 moved one place to the right)
-------
```
3. Next, we divide as we usually do. The first digit of the dividend (5) cannot be divided by 105, so we bring down the next digit of the dividend (2) to form 52.
```
52.3
÷ 105
-------
52
```
4. Now, we divide 52 by 105. Since 105 is larger than 52, the quotient will be 0.
```
0.5
÷ 105
-------
52
```
5. We bring down the next digit of the dividend, which is 3, and append it to the result so far.
```
0.53
÷ 105
-------
523
```
6. Now, we divide 523 by 105. The quotient in this case is 4.
```
0.534
÷ 105
-------
523
-420
-------
103
```
7. Lastly, we bring down the next digit (or append a zero if there are no more digits) and continue the division process until we reach the desired level of precision.
```
0.534
÷ 105
-------
523
-420
-------
1030
- 105
-------
25
```
8. After reaching the desired level of precision, we can state the quotient as follows:
```
52.3 ÷ 10.5 = 0.534 (rounded to the desired level of precision)
```
Therefore, by following these steps, we can divide 52.3 by 10.5, resulting in a quotient of approximately 0.534.