This math skill teaches how to simplify decimal division by multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by the same power of ten to convert the division into a simpler fraction with whole numbers.
Decimal division simplification
Test your understanding of decimal division simplification by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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Let's simplify 0.1 divided by 0.009
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We can always multiply top and bottom by the same number. Let's multiply both by 1000 as that makes 0.009 into 9.
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We are left with 100 over 9, a much simpler fraction with whole numbers.