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explain how you decide where to place the decimal in the quotients for a and b.


16.5 divided by 10

16.5 divided by 100

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1.65

0.165

For example, .000 is in the hundreds place to the right and .00 is the tens place.

Answer:

a) \(\frac{16.5}{10}=1.65\)

b) \(\frac{16.5}{100}=0.165\)

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : a) 16.5 divided by 10

b) 16.5 divided by 100

To find : Explain how you decide where to place the decimal in the quotients for a and b ?

Solution :

Placing the decimal in the quotients,

If the value is multiple of 10 then the decimal is placed to the right according to number of zeros.

For example - \(\frac{3}{10}=0.3\) it place one value to the right.

Now, We solve the expressions

a) 16.5 divided by 10

i.e. \(\frac{16.5}{10}=\frac{165}{100}=1.65\)

b) 16.5 divided by 100

i.e. \(\frac{16.5}{100}=\frac{165}{1000}=0.165\)

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