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Question: How is dividing 250 by 50 the same as dividing 2,500 by 500? Answer: It is the same because 0 is just a place holder. Question: Is this correct?

Question: How is dividing 250 by 50 the same as dividing 2,500 by 500? Answer: It is the same because 0 is just a place holder. Question: Is this correct?
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Question: How is dividing 250 by 50 the same as dividing 2,500 by 500?

Answer: It is the same because 0 is just a place holder.
Question: Is this correct?

User Adnan Rasheed
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well dont you have to bring down the zeros than you will have the answer
User Jamesfzhang
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Yes this is correct. 0 is just a placeholder. You can try it with anything.
18/3=6
180/30=6
And so on.
User Joshua Voskamp
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