SOLUTION: how do u divide decimals.

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Question 662388: how do u divide decimals.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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how do u divide decimals
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You change it to a multiplication problem.
(a/b)/(c/d)
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Multiply numerator and denominator by (d/c) to get:
[(a/b)*(d/c)]/[c/d)(d/c)]
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= (a/b)(d/c)
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= (ad/(bc)
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Cheers,
Stan H.