Eliminate decimal from divisor: Eliminate the decimal from the divisor.To divide by a decimal, we can multiply both the divisor and the dividend by the same power of 10 to make the divisor a whole number. Since 0.62 has two decimal places, we multiply both numbers by 100.21.452 becomes 2145.2 and 0.62 becomes 62.
Divide new dividend by new divisor: Divide the new dividend by the new divisor.Now we divide 2145.2 by 62.2145.2÷62=34.6
Check the result: Check the result.We can check our division by multiplying the quotient by the divisor. If the product is equal to the original dividend, our division is correct.34.6×62=2145.2Since the product is equal to the original dividend, our division is correct.
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