Same way you divide whole numbers with whole numbers
- Convert the divisor (number by which you are dividing) into a whole number by multiplying it by 10 enough times;
- multiply the dividend (the number into which the divisor is being divided) by the same number of times of 10s;
- the original division is the same as dividing the new dividend by the new whole number divisor.
eg divide 6.519 by 1.23
- convert 1.23 to a whole number by multiplying twice by 10: 1.23 x 10 x 10 = 1.23 x 100 = 123
- twice multiply 6.519 by 10 also: 6.519 x 10 x 10 = 6.519 x 100 = 615.9
- 6.519 ÷ 1.23 = 516.9 ÷ 123 which can be calculated:
................ 5
.3
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123 | 651.9
........... 615
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.............. 36 9
.............. 36 9
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..................... 0
Therefore 6.519 ÷ 1.23 = 5.3