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Explain how you know that the quotient 47.3÷10×10 is equal to 47.3÷0.1

User Kocka
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They're not equal
47.3 / 10 x 10 = 4.73
47.3 / 0.1 = 473
User Mkutyba
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They are equal.
10x10=100 47.3/100=473
47.3/.1 =473
in the first problem you move the decimal to the left 2 times, in the second if you divide by .1 you really multiple by 10
User Sreejith Sreeji
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