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Solve the equation.
\newline
40
=
x
0.3
x
=
\begin{array}{l} 40=\frac{x}{0.3} \\ x= \end{array}
40
=
0.3
x
x
=
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Grade 6
Multiply two decimals: where does the decimal point go?
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Q.
Solve the equation.
\newline
40
=
x
0.3
x
=
\begin{array}{l} 40=\frac{x}{0.3} \\ x= \end{array}
40
=
0.3
x
x
=
Understand the equation:
Understand the equation.
\newline
The equation
40
=
x
0.3
40 = \frac{x}{0.3}
40
=
0.3
x
means that
x
x
x
divided by
0.3
0.3
0.3
equals
40
40
40
. We need to find the value of
x
x
x
.
Multiply by
0
0
0
.
3
3
3
:
Multiply both sides of the equation by
0.3
0.3
0.3
to isolate
x
x
x
.
\newline
40
×
0.3
=
(
x
0.3
)
×
0.3
40 \times 0.3 = \left(\frac{x}{0.3}\right) \times 0.3
40
×
0.3
=
(
0.3
x
)
×
0.3
Perform left side multiplication:
Perform the multiplication on the left side of the equation.
40
×
0.3
=
12
40 \times 0.3 = 12
40
×
0.3
=
12
Simplify right side:
Simplify the right side of the equation.
\newline
(
x
0.3
)
×
0.3
=
x
×
(
0.3
0.3
)
=
x
×
1
=
x
(\frac{x}{0.3}) \times 0.3 = x \times (\frac{0.3}{0.3}) = x \times 1 = x
(
0.3
x
)
×
0.3
=
x
×
(
0.3
0.3
)
=
x
×
1
=
x
Write down
x
x
x
:
Write down the value of
x
x
x
.
x
=
12
x = 12
x
=
12
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