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How do you get 2.5 out of 20/8
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How do you get 2.5 out of 20/8

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Step-by-step explanation:

If you can't operate a calculator, perhaps you can do long division. The attachment shows the work for that.

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(20)/(8)=(5\cdot4)/(2\cdot4)=(5)/(2)\\\\=(5\cdot5)/(2\cdot5)=(25)/(10)=2.5

We assume that you know dividing by 10 moves the decimal point one place left.

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