Question

Douglas said he can find 240÷10 by taking the 0 off 240 to get 24.

Douglas finds 59.20÷10 using the same method and gets 59.2.

complete the statement about why Douglas is correct or incorrect



Douglas is______ (a. incorrect b. Correct) because 59.20 is_____ (A. Equal to B. Not equal to .C. ten times) 59.2.

59.20 ÷ 10 = _____ ?

Answer 1

• a. incorrect
• A. equal to
• 59.20 ÷ 10 = 5.920

Explanation:

What Douglas doesn't seem to realize is that it is not the act of removing the trailing zero that gives division by 10. It is the act of moving the decimal point left one place that divides the number by 10.