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Whats 8.75 divided by 0.7

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Answer:

12.5

Explanation:

8.75/0.7

swing decimal of 0.7 to get 7

swing decimal of 8.75 to get 87.5

(this is the same as multiplying by 10/10)

87.5/7

Divide 8/7 to get 1 remainder 1

Divide 17 by 7 to get 2 remainder 3

Divide 35 by 7 to get 5

The decimal moves up.

Put the whole numbers together to get 12.5

(Use this to help with Long-Division)

User Joe Mellin
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The answer is 12.5 all I did was type it out on a calculator but if you have to show your work then I’m sorry but that’s the answer
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