Question

What would 12 to 5 equal as a decimal?

This is for summer homework and I need to enlarge an object but I need to choose a scale factor first, that's really all I know, sorry.

Answer 1

`2.4`

Explanation:

“`12` to `5`” `\implies\quad\frac{12}{5}`

Simply divide, which equals `2` with a remainder of `2`.

Then divide the reminader by the divisor to get `\frac{2}[5}`, which is `0.4`.

`\therefore\frac{12}{5}=2.4`

Answer 2

I understood the question to mean, what would `12^5` equal as a decimal.

Explanation:

It would equal 248,832 since the question implies base 10.