Decimals as Remainders

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What is a decimal?

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A decimal is a fraction whose denominator is a power of ten, represented with a decimal point. For example, 0.5 is a decimal that represents 5/10.

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How do you divide a whole number by a decimal?

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To divide a whole number by a decimal, you can multiply both the dividend and the divisor by 10 until the divisor is a whole number, then perform the division.

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What does it mean to have a remainder in division?

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A remainder is the amount left over after division when the dividend is not evenly divisible by the divisor.

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How can you express a remainder as a decimal?

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To express a remainder as a decimal, divide the remainder by the divisor and add the result to the quotient.

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The result is 450.5.

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The result is 54.75.

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The result is 705.5.

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The result is 13.85.

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The result is 31.2.

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What is the relationship between division and multiplication?

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