Question

Jacob is using his understanding of place value to divide the decimal 714.38 by the decimal 0.6 Which of the division problems shown could he solve to give him the same answer?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Given

`Dividend = 714.38`

`Divisor = 0.6`

The options are not given. However, a possible solution to the problem is as follows:

`Result = (Dividend)/(Divisor)`

Substitute values for Dividend and Divisor

`Result = (714.38)/(0.6)`

Using understanding of place value, he can multiply the fraction by 10/10

`Result = (714.38 * 10)/(0.6 * 10)`

`Result = (7143.8)/(6)` -- This will give the same result as the original problem.

Another possible solution is by multiplying the original problem by 100/100 to eliminate decimals

`Result = (714.38*100)/(0.6*100)`

`Result = (71438)/(60)` -- This will also give the same result as the original problem.