Evaluate 0.36 ÷ 0.012.

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Question 23

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Evaluate $0.36 \div 0.012$ .

0.03Correct answerYour answer0.3Correct answerYour answer3Correct answerYour answer30Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Multiply both numbers by 1000 to clear the decimals: $\frac{0.36}{0.012} = \frac{360}{12}$ .
$360 \div 12 = 30$ .

Worth noting

Shift the decimal point by the same number of places in both numbers. Moving it two places in 0.36 but three in 0.012 is how 3 appears.

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