Question

Divide

$48.37by1000$

Answer 1

Given:- $48.37by1000$

Converting Mathematical language into mathematical sign,

$48.37by1000=48.37÷1000$

Converting division into multiplication by taking reciprocal of $1000$ i.e. $\frac{1}{1000}$

$48.37÷1000=48.37\times \frac{1}{1000}$

Simplifying the solution,

$$\begin{gathered} 48.37\times \frac{1}{1000}=\frac{4837}{100}\times \frac{1}{1000} \\ =\frac{4837}{100000} \\ =0.04837 \end{gathered}$$

Therefore, $48.37by1000=0.04837$.