ANSWER:
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CHANGING THE DIVISOR TO A WHOLE NUMBER
Remember, if the divisor is a decimal, we change it to a whole number by moving the decimal
point all the way to the right.
Change the following divisors to whole numbers by moving the decimal point all the way to the
.
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(1)
.86
becomes
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(2)
9.2
becomes
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(3) .132)
becomes
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