You can put this solution on YOUR website! 5 / 10
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we do not have to multiply the numerator and denominator by anything since the denominator is already 10
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10 has one zero so we will write the numerator down and move decimal point one position to the left
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0.5
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therefore,
5 / 10 = 0.5
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5/10 means to divide 10 into 5 like this
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10)5
Since 10 won't go into 5, or rather, it goes 0 times,
put a 0 above the 5
0
10)5
Now put a decimal and a 0
after the 5, like this:
0
10)5.0
Now also put a decimal above that decimal, like this:
0.
10)5.0
Now think of that 5.0 as if it had no decimal and was
just 50. Then 10 divided into 50 gives 5.
So put 5 above the 0.
0.5
10)5.0
Then when we finish the division by multiplying we
get 50 to go under the 50, leaving room for the decimal:
0.5
10)5.0
5 0
And when we subtract we get 0 remainder, so we are done.
0.5
10)5.0
5 0
0
So the answer is 0.5 that we read at the top of the division.
Edwin
