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To look at the numbers in the division problem

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Q: How do you know where to place the first digit of a quotient in a division problem?
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Estimating the quotient helps you place the first digit in the quotient of a division problem?

Yes, that's true.


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How can you figure out the number of digits a quotient has without completing a division problem?

You would get the quotient first and count the digits.


What are the numbers in a division problem called?

The first number is called the dividend. The second number is called the divisor. The answer is called the quotient.


Why dividing a three digit number by one digit number the first digit of the quotient is in the tens place?

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Name the position of the first digit of the quotient. 1527 divided by 17?

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What is the first digit in the quotient 1224 divide by 36?

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What is the first digit in the quotient for 4272 16?

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In what place is the first digit of the quotient for 18.88 4?

If you mean 18.88 divided by 4 then the quotient is 4.72 and the first digit of 4 is in the ones or units place


In which place would you write the first digit of the quotient for 2.682 divided by four?

If you were doing it as a long division (in standard layout) then above the 6 - just after the decimal point.


How do you find the position of the first digit of a quotient?

first you look at the first number tell what that number is then you just find the first digit.


What is the first digit in the quotient 18.88 divided by 4?

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