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instead of dividing a dollar fifty by five cent Marcus formed in the equivalent division problem by mentally multiplying both the dividend and the divisor by 100 then he performed that you couldn't division problem what is the equivalent division problem Marcus form and what is the quotient​

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Answer:

1.50/0.05 = 150/5 = 30

Explanation:

Multiplying the dividend by 100, Marcus got 1.50 × 100 = 150.

Multiplying the divisor by 100, Marcus got 0.05 × 100 = 5.

Then his equivalent division problem was ...

150/5

which has a quotient of 30.

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