If you multiply the top and bottom of a fraction by the same thing you do not change the value of the fraction.
0.4 * 10
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0.2 * 10
is exactly the same as
4
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2
Explain why 0.4 divided by 0.2 has the same answer as 4 divided by 2.
(Hint: Convert the decimals into fractions with a denominator of 10.)
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