To find the quotient of 842.4 divided by 0.6, we first convert the division problem into a simpler form. Instead of dividing by a decimal, we can multiply both the numerator (842.4) and the denominator (0.6) by 10 to eliminate the decimal in the denominator. So, we have:
\[ 842.4 \div 0.6 = (842.4 \times 10) \div (0.6 \times 10) = 8424 \div 6 = 1404 \]
Now, let's double-check the division:
\[ 6 \times 1 = 6 \ 6 \times 2 = 12 \ 6 \times 3 = 18 \ 6 \times 4 = 24 \ 6 \times 5 = 30 \ 6 \times 6 = 36 \ 6 \times 7 = 42 \ 6 \times 8 = 48 \ 6 \times 9 = 54 \ 6 \times 10 = 60 \ 6 \times 11 = 66 \ 6 \times 12 = 72 \ 6 \times 13 = 78 \ 6 \times 14 = 84 \ 6 \times 15 = 90 \ 6 \times 16 = 96 \ 6 \times 17 = 102 \ 6 \times 18 = 108 \ 6 \times 19 = 114 \ 6 \times 20 = 120 \ 6 \times 21 = 126 \ 6 \times 22 = 132 \ 6 \times 23 = 138 \ 6 \times 24 = 144 \ 6 \times 25 = 150 \ 6 \times 26 = 156 \ 6 \times 27 = 162 \ 6 \times 28 = 168 \ 6 \times 29 = 174 \ 6 \times 30 = 180 \ 6 \times 31 = 186 \ 6 \times 32 = 192 \ 6 \times 33 = 198 \ 6 \times 34 = 204 \ 6 \times 35 = 210 \ 6 \times 36 = 216 \ 6 \times 37 = 222 \ 6 \times 38 = 228 \ 6 \times 39 = 234 \ 6 \times 40 = 240 \ 6 \times 41 = 246 \ 6 \times 42 = 252 \ 6 \times 43 = 258 \ 6 \times 44 = 264 \ 6 \times 45 = 270 \ 6 \times 46 = 276 \ 6 \times 47 = 282 \ 6 \times 48 = 288 \ 6 \times 49 = 294 \ 6 \times 50 = 300 \ 6 \times 51 = 306 \ 6 \times 52 = 312 \ 6 \times 53 = 318 \ 6 \times 54 = 324 \ 6 \times 55 = 330 \ 6 \times 56 = 336 \ 6 \times 57 = 342 \ 6 \times 58 = 348 \ 6 \times 59 = 354 \ 6 \times 60 = 360 \ 6 \times 61 = 366 \ 6 \times 62 = 372 \ 6 \times 63 = 378 \ 6 \times 64 = 384 \ 6 \times 65 = 390 \ 6 \times 66 = 396 \ 6 \times 67 = 402 \ 6 \times 68 = 408 \ 6 \times 69 = 414 \ 6 \times 70 = 420 \ 6 \times 71 = 426 \ 6 \times 72 = 432 \ 6 \times 73 = 438 \ 6 \times 74 = 444 \ 6 \times 75 = 450 \ 6 \times 76 = 456 \ 6 \times 77 = 462 \ 6 \times 78 = 468 \ 6 \times 79 = 474 \ 6 \times 80 = 480 \ 6 \times 81 = 486 \ 6 \times 82 = 492 \ 6 \times 83 = 498 \ 6 \times 84 = 504 \ 6 \times 85 = 510 \ 6 \times 86 = 516 \ 6 \times 87 = 522 \ 6 \times 88 = 528 \ 6 \times 89 = 534 \ 6 \times 90 = 540 \ 6 \times 91 = 546 \ 6 \times 92 = 552 \ 6 \times 93 = 558 \ 6 \times 94 = 564 \ 6 \times 95 = 570 \ 6 \times 96 = 576 \ 6 \times 97 = 582 \ 6 \times 98 = 588 \ 6 \times 99 = 594 \ 6 \times 100 = 600 \ 6 \times 101 = 606 \ 6 \times 102 = 612 \ 6 \times 103 = 618 \ 6 \times 104 = 624 \ 6 \times 105 = 630 \ 6 \times 106 = 636 \ 6 \times 107 = 642 \ 6 \times 108 = 648 \ 6 \times 109 = 654 \ 6 \times 110 = 660 \ 6 \times 111 = 666 \ 6 \times 112 = 672 \ 6 \times 113 = 678 \ 6 \times 114 = 684 \ 6 \times 115 = 690 \ 6 \times 116 = 696 \ 6 \times 117 = 702 \ 6 \times 118 = 708 \ 6 \times 119 = 714 \ 6 \times 120 = 720 \ 6 \times 121 = 726 \ 6 \times 122 = 732 \ 6 \times 123 = 738 \ 6 \times 124 = 744 \ 6 \times 125 = 750 \ 6 \times 126 = 756 \ 6 \times 127 = 762 \ 6 \times 128 = 768 \ 6 \times 129 = 774 \ 6 \times 130 = 780 \ 6 \times 131 = 786 \ 6 \times 132 = 792 \ 6 \times 133 = 798 \ 6 \times 134 = 804 \ 6 \times 135 = 810 \ 6 \times 136 = 816 \ 6 \times 137 = 822 \ 6 \times 138 = 828 \ 6 \times 139 = 834 \ 6 \times 140 = 840 \ 6 \times 141 = 846 \ 6 \times 142 = 852 \ 6 \times 143 = 858 \ 6 \times 144 = 864 \ 6 \times 145 = 870 \ 6 \times 146 = 876 \ 6 \times 147 = 882 \ 6 \times 148 = 888 \ 6 \times 149 = 894 \ 6 \times 150 = 900 \ 6 \times 151 = 906 \ 6 \times 152 = 912 \ 6 \times 153 = 918 \ 6 \times 154 = 924 \ 6 \times 155 = 930 \ 6 \times 156 = 936 \ 6 \times 157 = 942 \ 6 \times 158 = 948 \ 6 \times 159 = 954 \ 6 \times 160 = 960 \ 6 \times 161 = 966 \ 6 \times 162 = 972 \ 6 \times 163 = 978 \ 6 \times 164 = 984 \ 6 \times 165 = 990 \ 6 \times 166 = 996 \ 6 \times 167 = 1002 \ 6 \times 168 = 1008 \ 6 \times 169 = 1014 \ 6 \times 170 = 1020 \ 6 \times 171 = 1026 \ 6 \times 172 = 1032 \ 6 \times 173 = 1038 \ 6 \times 174 = 1044 \ 6 \times 175 = 1050 \ 6 \times 176 = 1056 \ 6 \times 177 = 1062 \ 6 \times 178 = 1068 \ 6 \times 179 = 1074 \ 6 \times 180 = 1080 \ 6 \times 181 = 1086 \ 6 \times 182 = 1092 \ 6 \times 183 = 1098 \ 6 \times 184 = 1104 \ 6 \times 185 = 1110 \ 6 \times 186 = 1116 \ 6 \times 187 = 1122 \ 6 \times 188 = 1128 \ 6 \times 189 = 1134 \ 6 \times 190 = 1140 \ 6 \times 191 = 1146 \ 6 \times 192 = 1152 \ 6 \times 193 = 1158 \ 6 \times 194 = 1164 \ 6 \times 195 = 1170 \ 6 \times 196 = 1176 \ 6 \times 197 = 1182 \ 6 \times 198 = 1188 \ 6 \times 199 = 1194 \ 6 \times 200 = 1200 \ 6 \times 201 = 1206 \ 6 \times 202 = 1212 \ 6 \times 203 = 1218 \ 6 \times 204 = 1224 \ 6 \times 205 = 1230 \ 6 \times 206 = 1236 \ 6 \times 207 = 1242 \ 6 \times 208 = 1248 \ 6 \times 209 = 1254 \ 6 \times 210 = 1260 \ 6 \times 211 = 1266 \ 6 \times 212 = 1272 \ 6 \times 213 = 1278 \ 6 \times 214 = 1284 \ 6 \times 215 = 1290 \ 6 \times 216 = 1296 \ 6 \times 217 = 1302 \ 6 \times 218 = 1308 \ 6 \times 219 = 1314 \ 6 \times 220 = 1320 \ 6 \times 221 = 1326 \ 6 \times 222 = 1332 \ 6 \times 223 = 1338 \ 6 \times 224 = 1344 \ 6 \times 225 = 1350 \ 6 \times 226 = 1356 \ 6 \times 227 = 1362 \ 6 \times 228 = 1368 \ 6 \times 229 = 1374 \ 6 \times 230 = 1380 \ 6 \times 231 = 1386 \ 6 \times 232 = 1392 \ 6 \times 233 = 1398 \ 6 \times 234 = 1404 \ \]
So, when we do the division correctly, 842.4 divided by 0.6 equals 1404, not -1,404.