Question

if you are dividing 1.7 by 8.5 how many places to the right will you need to move the decimal point in the divisor and dividend

Answer 1

To divide 1.7 by 8.5, you will need to move the decimal point one place to the right in the divisor and the dividend. This would result in 17 and 85 as the new divisor and dividend respectively, and the division would be performed as 17/85.