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Answer: When we divide a whole number by a decimal, we usually find it hard because decimals are not as easy to work with as whole numbers. That’s why we use a strategy: we change the divisor (the number we are dividing by) into a whole number.If the divisor is a decimal, we move the decimal point to the right until it becomes a whole number. Whatever we do to the divisor, we must also do to the dividend (the number being divided).Example:Let’s divide 48 ÷ 0.6.The divisor is 0.6 (a decimal).Move the decimal point one place to the right to make it a whole number → 0.6 becomes 6.Do the same for 48 → move the decimal one place → 48 becomes 480.Now divide: 480 ÷ 6 = 80.
