Dividing completely to get decimal answer | Decimals | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

Sometimes, in order divide numbers completely you have to add a decimal and bring down places. Let's do it together, shall we?

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[yurei]

Thanks! this helps me a lot with my ASVAB test. I'm trying to remember again how to divide and get a decimal as an answer. Division is one of my toughest subjects in math.

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The problem is I do not know how to divide with long method. If I knew it good I understood it perfectly, but thank you.

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[Isoviaergatis]

What would you have to do to the quotent if you had to continue by putting another zero to a remainder that was less than the divider? Would put a zero to the quotent also?