First, we can multiply each number by 100 to eliminate the decimal part:
29.95 * 100 = 2995
12.25 * 100 = 1225
We can do it because 100/100 = 1 and the division is not altered.
Then, we have the following division:
1. Find a value that you can multiply by 1225 that is near or exactly 2995. After this, multiply the value by 1225 and subtract the result from 2995 (dividend).
Try with 2:
Then 2 x 1225 = 2450
_2____
1225 | 2995
- 2450
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545
Now the rest 545 is less than the divisor (1225). We can also see that we do not have more numbers besides the last digit of the dividend (2995). In this case, we can add a zero beside 545 to get the decimal part of the division.
We can also have to add a dot at the quotient.
That is:
_2.____
1225 | 2995
- 2450
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5450
We need, again, to find a number that multip