Question

What is the value of the expression `0.08div0.02`?

Answer 1

`4`

Explanation:

Given: `0.08 -: 0.02`

`0.08 = 8/100`

`0.02 = 2/100`

`0.08 -: 0.02 = 8/100 -: 2/100`

We can change a division problem into a multiplication problem by multiplying the first term by the reciprocal of the second term:

`8/100 -: 2/100 = 8/100 * 100/2`

We can cancel/reduce:

`8/cancel(100) * cancel(100)/2 = 8/2 = 4`