A number divided by two tenths is the same as the number multiplied by ten halves (ten over two).
Thus
x/(2/10) = x * (10/2) = x * (5/1) = 5x
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No, because a quotient requires two numbers. Given the two numbers it is quite easy to work out the number of digits in the quotient.
It can be.
The number two is in the tenths place.
The expression "the quotient of two and a number xxx" can be represented as 2 / xxx. Nine less than this quotient would be 2 / xxx - 9.
A quotient is the result of dividing two numbers. If we divide one number into another number, the result is the quotient. It might be argued that the quotient is the ratio of two numbers, but what has been stated applies.