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Katie divided 4.25 by 0.25 and got a quotient of 0.17 what is wrong?

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she put the decimal place in the wrong spot. its 17

User Deam
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It should be 17 because 4.25 divided by 0.25 is the same as 425/25 which is 17.
User Prashant Thakkar
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