Question

Solve $0.65÷0.5$

• A. 1.3
• B. 3.3
• C. 13
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1.3

Steps to solve $0.65÷0.5$

Step 1: Here divisor 0.5 is a decimal number, so change a divior 0.5 into a whole number.

A place value of the last digit in 0.5 is tenths, hence multiply both the dividend and divisor by 10 to change a divisor 0.5 into a whole number .

$\frac{0.65}{0.5}=\frac{0.65\times 10}{0.5\times 10}=\frac{6.5}{5}$

Step 2: Count the number of digits after the decimal.

Step 3: Ignore a decimal point and perform the long division, as you would with whole numbers as follows

Step 4: Now place a decimal point back.
6.5 has 1 decimal places. So, place the decimal point 1 places
to the left in the quotient 13.

$0.65÷0.5=1.3$