Question

Penny makes 5 liters of applesauce. She saves 0.24 liter for dinner and puts the rest in jars. If each jar holds 0.68 liter, how many jars can she fill?

Answer 1

Penny can fill eight jars.

Answer 2

Penny can fill 8 jars.

Explanation:

Step one: Multiply the divisor by a power of 10 to make it a whole number. Then, multiply the dividend by the same power of 10. Step two: Write the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the new dividend. Step three: Divide!