Divide. Write your answer in decimal form. 12÷20=

Identify the problem: Identify the division problem that needs to be solved. We have to divide 12 by 20.Perform the division: Perform the division. Since 12 is less than 20, we know the result will be less than 1. To divide 12 by 20, we can write it as a fraction 12/20 and then convert it to a decimal.Simplify the fraction: Simplify the fraction if possible before converting to a decimal. The fraction 12/20 can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 4. So, 12 ÷ 4 = 3 and 20 ÷ 4 = 5. Therefore, 12/20 simplifies to 3/5.Convert to decimal: Convert the simplified fraction 3/5 into a decimal. To do this, we can perform the division 3 ÷ 5. Since 3 is less than 5, we need to add a decimal point and a zero after the 3 to make it 30. Now, we divide 30 by 5.Calculate the division: Calculate the division of 30 by 5. 30 divided by 5 equals 6. Therefore, 3/5 as a decimal is 0.6.

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Q. Divide.

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Write your answer in decimal form.

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12 \div 20=

Identify the problem: Identify the division problem that needs to be solved. We have to divide $12$ by $20$ .
Perform the division: Perform the division. Since $12$ is less than $20$ , we know the result will be less than $1$ . To divide $12$ by $20$ , we can write it as a fraction $\frac{12}{20}$ and then convert it to a decimal.
Simplify the fraction: Simplify the fraction if possible before converting to a decimal. The fraction $\frac{12}{20}$ can be simplified by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is $4$ . So, $12 \div 4 = 3$ and $20 \div 4 = 5$ . Therefore, $\frac{12}{20}$ simplifies to $\frac{3}{5}$ .
Convert to decimal: Convert the simplified fraction $\frac{3}{5}$ into a decimal. To do this, we can perform the division $3 \div 5$ . Since $3$ is less than $5$ , we need to add a decimal point and a zero after the $3$ to make it $30$ . Now, we divide $30$ by $5$ .
Calculate the division: Calculate the division of $30$ by $5$ . $30$ divided by $5$ equals $6$ . Therefore, rac{3}{5} as a decimal is $0.6$ .