Question

solve 1.75 divided by 12.5 using compatible numbers

Answer 1

and please tell me which compatible numbers you used

Answer 2

I guess you could start out by trying to solve

175/125

Does that make it easier for you?
You can go by 25 this way.

Answer 3

no i don't know what that means I'm only in 5th grade and i don't have the best teacher

Answer 4

That's fine. I'll work you through the problem

17.5/12.5

Ignore the decimal sign

175/125

Can you see that 25 goes into both of those numbers?
Or at least 5?

Answer 5

Look at 175.

I can count that 25 goes into it 7 times

25x7 = 175

Look at 125

I can count that 25 goes into it 5 times

25x5 = 125

Are you with me?

Answer 6

how does that help me a compatible number is changing the numbers to something that can be solved mentally like 49.6 divided by 6 changes to 48 divided by 6 = 8

Answer 7

thanks tho

Answer 8

This is not a simple number like 6. This is 7/5.

Answer 9

= 1.4. But that is not mental. The mental part is to find 7/5

Answer 10

well you estimate the decimal so it changes to a number

Answer 11

OKay OKay. 17.5 and 12.5

Can that be simplified to 18/12?