Set up division problem: Set up the division problem.We need to divide 613.8 by 6.6 to find out how many times 6.6 goes into 613.8.
Align decimal points: Align the decimal points and adjust the numbers.To make the division simpler, we can multiply both the dividend (613.8) and the divisor (6.6) by 10 to get rid of the decimals. This gives us 6138÷66.
Perform division: Perform the division.Now we divide 6138 by 66. We can do this by long division or using a calculator. If we do it by long division, we find that 66 goes into 6138 approximately 93 times (66×93=6138).
Check result: Check the result.We can multiply the quotient (93) by the divisor (66) to see if we get the original dividend (6138). Since 66×93=6138, our division is correct.
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