document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1118492>Question 1118492</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Quick question about dividing with decimals. I need to complete long division on 0.57/-0.19. My calculator shows an answer of -3. Should it be -0.03? I don’t know how to do long division with decimals so I’m completely lost.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #733833 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><B>math_helper(2461)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=math_helper><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=733833\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 0.57/-0.19 = 57/-19 = -3 <br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice how you can move the decimal point wherever you want so long as you move it the same number of places in both the numerator and denominator.   Also note that what I did was to multiply both numerator and denominator by 100.    </SPAN>\n" );
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