I need help. I have a math problem that says "Divide 0.75 by 1.2.", do I put the 1.2 on the outside and the 0.75 on the inside or is it the other way around?

3 answers

Yes, 1.2 is on the outside.
.75 / 1.2 = 7.5 / 12

----_0.62____________
12 | 7.5000
------7.2000
------____
____ .3000
------- .2400
--------______
--------.0600
etc etc etc
actually just one etc