Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0134467795
ISBN 13: 978-0-13446-779-5

Chapter 4 - Decimals - 4.5 Dividing Decimal Numbers - 4.5 Exercises - Page 304: 15

Answer

6000

Work Step by Step

To divide decimals you must move the decimal points until the divisor is a whole number. 108$\div$.018 108000$\div$18 Since there's three extra digits to the left of the decimal in the dividend, you must move the decimal three spaces to the right in the quotient of the given equation. 108$\div$18=6 108000$\div$18=6000
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