Question

Complete the steps to find the quotient of 11.52÷0.72.
The division problem, eleven and fifty-two hundredths divided by seventy-two hundredths is shown.
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STEP 1: The divisor, 0.72, has 2 decimal places. So, to change it to a whole number, multiply by
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.
Now multiply the dividend by the same power of 10.
11.52×100=
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Eleven and fifty-two hundredths divided by seventy-two hundredths is shown. Arrows show that both the divisor and the dividend have been multiplied by one hundred by moving each decimal point two places to the right.
Each decimal point moved
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places to the right.

STEP 2: Divide the whole numbers.
The division problem, one thousand, one hundred fifty-two divided by seventy-two is shown.
Since 1,152÷72=
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, then 11.52÷0.72=
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Answer 1

- Multiply by: 100
- 11.52 × 100 = 1152
- Each decimal point moved: 2 places to the right
- Since 1152 ÷ 72 = 16, then 11.52 ÷ 0.72 = 16