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Every fraction is an exercise in division. The top number (numerator) is divided by the bottom number (denominator). If you perform the calculation (which is easy if you have a calculator) then the answer appears in the form of a decimal fraction.
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What is the decimal quotient for 19 divided by 5?
3.8
Why do you make a remainder in division a fraction or decimal?
So that the answer from the division is a single quotient.
What is a quotient as a decimal?
A quotient is the result of dividing one number by another. It can be expressed as a ratio or as a decimal.
What is the quotient called when it is a decimal?
A quotient. A decimal is simply one of many ways of representing a number.
What do you do if the decimal point is in the dividend?
Divide as normal, but make sure to place the decimal point in the quotient directly above the decimal point in the dividend.
What kind of decimal quotient is 1.125?
it is the quotient of 9/8
How do you make 3 over 100 in to a decimal?
Divide 3 by 100. The quotient is 0.03 .
How many decimal places will be in the quotient of 15.99 divided by 4.1?
One decimal place. 3.9 is the quotient.
When dividing a decimal by a decimal why is it sometimes necessary to add a zero to the right of the decimal point in the quotient?
Because when you want to divide a decimal by a larger number, like 3 divided by 5, you need to add a zero to make the 3, 30, so you can divide, but then the quotient has to be a decimal because 5 does not go into 3 evenly
How do you use terminating decimal in a sentence?
terminating decimal is when the quotient has the remainder of zero.
How do you check the answer to a decimal division question?
Multiply the quotient by the divisor to result in the dividend.If dividend/divisor=quotient, then dividend=quotient x divisor
Must a decimal divisor and a decimal dividend have the same number of decimal places in order to have a whole-number quotient?
No.
