How do you simplify #4.72/0.2#?
1 Answer
Apr 23, 2017
Explanation:
"Simplify" is a very misleading instruction. It can mean a variety of things.
Very often it is "carry out the operation given"
In this case it is a division - shown as a fraction.
Division by a decimal should be changed to division by a whole number:
Now simply divide:
In fraction form this would be given as: