Question

True or False: To divide a decimal by a decimal, you must move the decimal in the dividend to

make a whole number.

Answer 1

To divide by a decimal, multiply the divisor by a power of ten to make the divisor a whole number. Then multiply the dividend by the same power of ten. You can think of this as moving the decimal point in the dividend the same number of places to the right as you move the decimal point in the divisor.