Question

What is 0.24 divided by 0.6?

Answer 1

`2.4/6 = 0.4`

Explanation:

You can't divide BY a decimal, although you can divide INTO a decimal. We need to change the 0.6 to a whole number. This can be done by multiplying it by 10.

This is seen easier if we write the division in the form of a fraction.

`(0.24 xx 10)/(0.6 xx 10) = 2.4/6" Note that" 10/10 = 1`

`=2.4/6 = 0.4`