SOLUTION: Divide 20,700km by 10⁶ km and please explain how you did it. My calculator is a piece of junk, and I do not understand it.

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Question 342431: Divide 20,700km by 10⁶ km and please explain how you did it. My calculator is a piece of junk, and I do not understand it.
Found 2 solutions by CubeyThePenguin, ikleyn:
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(20700 km)/(10^6 km) = 0.0207

Answer by ikleyn(52778) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Your number 20,700  is the same as  20700.0.


Notice the decimal dot (.) inside my presentation of this number.



To divide by  {{10^6}}},  you should move this decimal point 6 (six) units to the left, filling the positions by 0 (by zero), if required.



Doing this way, you will get  20700.0 : 10%5E6 = 0.020700.

Solved.

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