The decimal point goes in the quotient the moment you reach the decimal point in the dividend and need to use the digit in the tenths column. When using the "Bus stop" method, the digits will line up so that the decimal point goes in the quotient directly above the decimal point in the dividend.
Using the Bus stop method, it is easiest to put the decimal point in the quotient above the decimal point in the dividend first (before any any division calculation is done) and then do the division by ignoring the decimal points and putting digits in the quotient as normal; except if once all the digits of the dividend have been used there is a non-zero remainder, zeros can be added to the end of the dividend as they are trailing zeros after a decimal point which make no difference to the number.
eg dividing 1.2 by 5:
First place the decimal point in the quotient over the decimal point in the dividend:
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5_|_1.2
Now divide as normal:
____0.2
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5_|_1.2
____1 0
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______2
Used up all the digits of the dividend but have a remainder, so add trailing zeros after the decimal point and finish the division:
____0.24
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5_|_1.2000
____1 0
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______20
______20
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_______0
Only needed one extra 0, but it did not hurt putting three of them.
→ 1.2 ÷ 5 = 0.24
Sometimes the decimal may recur or not terminate; in that case, stop when the required level of accuracy is reached (rounding by calculating a further digit and using that as the deciding digit).
It does not have to be. 864/2 = 432. The first digit of the quotient is not in the tens place.
You move decimal one place to the left when dividing by ten You move decimal two places to the left when dividing by 100 You move decimal three places to the left when dividing by 1000, etc...
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To convert a mixed number into a decimal, first you must convert the fraction part of the mixed number into decimal form. Do this by dividing the numerator (the top number) by the denominator (the bottom number). Then, place the whole number that was originally part of the mixed number as the whole number for the decimal. For example, let's convert this mixed number into a decimal: 51/4. 1/4 = 0.25 The whole number originally part of the mixed number, 51/4 is 5. Place 5 as the whole number for the decimal. Therefore, the answer is 5.25.
Move the decimal point one place to the right.
the decimal place in the quotient or product should be based in the decimal place of the given with the least significant figures
It does not have to be. 864/2 = 432. The first digit of the quotient is not in the tens place.
In the highest place value.
You look at the place value.
If you move the decimal point the same direction and number of places for the dividend and the divisor, this accomplishes the same thing as multiplying (or dividing) a numerator and denominator by the same number (in this case it is a power of ten). Moving the decimal place to the right by one place effectively multiplies the number by 10, and moving the decimal place to the left by one place is the same as dividing the number by 10. Example: 12345.6 / 10 = 1234.56
It goes two places to the left.
Move the decimal place of the number you are dividing by one place to the left.
One decimal place. 3.9 is the quotient.
It moves one place to the left.
The decimal point moves one place to the left when dividing by 10.
The decimal point will be 1, 2 or 3 digits to the left from where it was in the original number.
You move decimal one place to the left when dividing by ten You move decimal two places to the left when dividing by 100 You move decimal three places to the left when dividing by 1000, etc...