Question

Shelly was given this number sentence and was asked to place the decimal point correctly in the quotient.

55.6875 ÷ 6.75 = 0.825
Do you agree with Shelly?
Divide to prove your answer is correct.

Answer 1

The quotient is 8.25 to the nearest hundredth.

Explanation:

If we approximate the 2 numbers

55.6875 = approximately 60 and 6.75 = approximately 7.

The division becomes 60 / 7 = approximately 9.

So 0.825 is not correct. The Decimal point must be after the first number.

If we divide the original numbers the quotient is 8.2496 or 8.25 to the nearest hundredth.