What is the long division problem for 5.06 divided by 47.058?

Answer 1

0.1075

Answer 2

First: convert the divisor into a whole number by multiplying it by 1000: 47.058 x 1000 = 47058; and multiply the dividend by the same 1000: 5.06 x 1000 = 5060, then:

5.06 divided by 47.058 (5.06 ÷ 47.058) is the same as 47.058 divided into 5.06 which is the same as 47058 divided into 5060:

......................0.107

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47058 | 5060.000

................47058

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..................354200

..................329406

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....................24794

24794 is greater than half of 47058 (= 23529), so the result rounds up to:

5.06 ÷ 47.058 ≈ 0.108

Answer 3

0.108