Division of a Decimal by a 2-digit Decimal

Division of a decimal by a decimal is similar to whole number spanision.

Rules for Decimal Division

First we make both the decimals have the same number of decimal places if required.

Then we spanide them as if they were whole numbers ignoring the decimal points.

The quotient so obtained is the required answer.

Divide 96.2 ÷ 0.52

Solution

Step 1:

96.2 has one decimal place. 0.52 has two decimal places. So we make 96.2 have two decimal places by putting a zero to the right of 2 to make it 96.20.

Step 2:

Moving the decimal point to the right two places in both the numbers, it becomes a whole number spanision.

Now, 96.2 ÷ 0.52 = 96.20 ÷ 0.52 = 9620 ÷ 52 = 185

Divide 9.36 ÷ 0.65

Solution

Step 1:

0.65 has two decimal places. 9.36 has two decimal places.

Step 2:

Now, 9.36 ÷ 0.65 = 936 ÷ 65 = 14.4