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When you divide a whole number by a decimal less than 1 the question is greater than the whole number why?
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Because the divisor is reversed as for example 5 divided by 1/5 becomes 5 times 5/1 = 25
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Convert the mixed number to a decimal and proceed.
What decimal equivalent to 17.050?
It is numerically equivalent to 17.05 but the number in the question implies a greater degree of accuracy.
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When dividing a number which is greater than you by a number less than 1 will the quotient be greater than or less than the dividend?
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What decimal equivalent to 17.050?
It is numerically equivalent to 17.05 but the number in the question implies a greater degree of accuracy.
How do you divide a decimal by a mixed number?
Convert the mixed number to a decimal and proceed.
Why do numbers get bigger when you divide a decimal?
This has absolutely nothing to do with decimals. For example, any positive number become smaller if divided by any number that is greater than 1: whether in rational form or decimal form.
What is 535.566.50 divide 17?
Your question has no arithmetical solution because you have given us a number with two decimal points.
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Whether or not you can do that depends on the size of the number. If the number in question is greater than [decimal] 66535, then you cannot.
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No, it is not greater that 5.
