Question

What is `5\div .01`?

Answer 1

`500`

Explanation:

Try to avoid dividing BY a decimal.

You can always make the decimal into a whole number by multiplying by a power of 10.
Multiply the numerator and the denominator by the same value. (This is the same as multiplying by 1)

`5/0.01 xx100/100 =500/1`

=`500`

Answer 2

500

Explanation:

To do this division we want the 0.01 to be a `color(blue)"whole number"`

This can be done by multiplying it by 100.

`5÷0.01=5/0.01`

We have to multiply numerator and denominator by 100.

`5/0.01xx(100)/(100)=(5xx100)/(0.01xx100)=500/1=500`