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OpenStudy (anonymous):

HELP What divison problem problem does not have the same quotient as 7.8/3.9 a.78/39 b.7.80/3.9 c.0.78/0.039 d.0.078/0.039

OpenStudy (ash2326):

@emelylove did you try?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

can u help

OpenStudy (phi):

quotient |ˈkwō sh ənt| noun 1 Mathematics a result obtained by dividing one quantity by another.

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Let's find the quotient of 7.8 /3.9 \[7.8 \div 3.9=2\] do you get this @emelylove?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yeah thanks @ash2326

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Now, let's check the quotient of each option a)78/39 turns out that if we double 39, we'd get 78 so 78÷39=2 quotient=2 Could you check other options @emelylove ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanku okay i get it now

OpenStudy (phi):

what answer did you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2

OpenStudy (phi):

if you mean (b), 7.80 is the same as 7.8 so no, that is not the answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh its not

OpenStudy (phi):

one of the choices has the decimal point moved a different amount for the top and the bottom

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it is c. the answer is 20

OpenStudy (phi):

this is a question about the decimal point. If you change the decimal point the same way for the top and bottom , the answer stays the same if you move the point 1 place to the right in 7.8 you get 78 if you move the point 1 place to the right in 3.9 you get 39 because both top and bottom were moved the same amount, the answer stays the same if you move the point 1 to the left you would get 0.78 and 0.39 but choice (c) has 0.78 and 0.039

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the answer is c

OpenStudy (ash2326):

Yes @emelylove did you understand?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes thank u bye

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