Answer:
38.4 divided by 2.4 is 16
Explanation:
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Divide as indicated: 2.4 / 38.4
You can simplify the work a bit by moving the decimal point 1 place to the right. You'll get:
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2.4 / 38.4 => 24 / 384
Now many times does 24 go into 38? One. So, place a 1 agove the '8':
1
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24 / 384
Multiply the '24' by the '1':
1
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24 / 384
24 subtract this 24 from 38:
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144
Divide 24 into 144: 6. Write this '6' right next to the '1':
16
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24 / 384
-24 Multiply 24 by 6: 144
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144
-144 Subtract this result (144) from 144:
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0
So the final answer is 16: 38.4 divided by 2.4 is 16.