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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For your problem: .8 has 1 decimal place and 90 has 0 decimal places. Move the decimal point one place to the right on the .8 to make 8, a whole number. Then move the decimal point on the 90 (it is there even though you can't see it) one place to the right also, making 900. Now divide 900 by 8.\r
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