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Dividing Decimals

Question 6 • FL-1205010-M/J Grade 6 Mathematics A-CR

When dividing 8,164 by 78.5, what is the place value of the last digit in the quotient?

Answer
A
ones
B
tenths
C
hundredths
D
thousandths

Explanation

Move the decimal point in 78.5 one place right, and do the same to 8,164: the division becomes 81,640 ÷ 785. Since 785 × 104 = 81,640, the quotient is 104. Its last digit is in the ones place, so the answer is ones.

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