SOLUTION: How would I divided 2.2 into 125

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Question 977020: How would I divided 2.2 into 125
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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You mean, "125 divided by 2.2".

Adjust this so that the divisor is a whole number.

125 divided by 2.2 is
125%2F2.2
%28125%2F2.2%29%2810%2F10%29
1250%2F22

Now use the normal long-division algorithm as you might have already learned. Your dividend is still larger than your divisor; and your divisor is a whole number value.


_______________|______0_________5_________6______.
_______________|_____________________________
______22_______|______12________5_________0______.
______________________0
_____________________________125
_____________________________110
_________________________________
_____________________________15..........0
__________________________________________132
______________________________________________
__________________________________________18


You can keep going this way and finish with a decimalized remainder. Just continue the process for as long as needed.
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56.818181818181......