Question

How to show your work for 9 divided by 2.43

Answer 1

Just do normal division, just like ignore the decimal point. for a moment once you got your answer bring back the decimal point back up to your answer. You would get 0.27 as your answer.

Answer 2

3.70

Explanation:

9 divided by 2.43

To divide decimal numbers we need to remove the decimal point

`(9)/(2.43) =(9 \ times \ 100)/(2.43 \ times \ 100) =(900)/(243)`

Now use long division to divide the numbers

3.70370

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243 900

729

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1710 (add decimal point at top)

1701

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900 (add 0 at top)

729

---------------------------(subtract)

1710 (add decimal point at top)

1701

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9

So answer is 3.70