Question

Find: $2.73÷1.3$.

Answer 1

Compute the required value.

Here it is asked to find the value of $2.73÷1.3$.

First, convert each decimal number into a fraction. That is

$2.73=\frac{273}{100}$ and $1.3=\frac{13}{10}$.

That is

$2.73÷1.3=\frac{273}{100}÷\frac{13}{10}$

$=\frac{273}{100}\times \frac{10}{13}$ [ Taking the reciprocal ]

$=\frac{21}{10}$

$=2.1$

Hence the value of $2.73÷1.3$ is $2.1$.