What is $16.16 -: .2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-27T00:03:19

$80.8$

$16.16 -: 0.2 = 16.16 -: (2/10) = 16.16 * (10/2) = 16.16 * 5 = 80.80$

Dividing by a number is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal.

In our example, instead of dividing by $2/10$ we can multiply by $10/2$ .

What is 16.16 -: .216.16 -: .2?