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1.   What property of division allows us to rewrite

If the divisor and the dividend are multiplied by the same number, the quotient will not change.

Lesson 10, Property 2.

2.   Make each divisor a whole number.  Calculate the quotient.

   __ __ __ __
a)    .03)24   b)    .006)18   c)    .5)12   d)    .0008)3
 
  800   3000   24   3750
   ___ __ ___ ___
e)    .04)115   f)    .006)51   g)    .9)126   h)    .0025)11
 
  2875   8500   140   4400

3.  Make each divisor a whole number. Calculate the quotient.

   ____ _____ _____ ______
a)    .6)4.26   b)    .03).2052   c)    .005).0655   d)    .009).02466
 
  7.1   6.84   13.1   2.74
   _____ ______ ______ ______
e)    .08).0032   f)    .02).00018   g)    .4)24.016   h)    .012).01296
 
  .04   .009   60.04   1.08
   ____ ____ ___ ____
i)    .6)418.2   j)    .0012).732   k)    .07)2.8   l)    .0016)12.8
 
  697   610   40   8000

4.  Distinguish between the dividend and the divisor, and find the
4.  quotient.

4.  a)  .0005 ÷ .05 = .01             b)  .05 ÷ .0005 = 100

5.  c)  1.6 ÷ 16 = .1                 d)  16 ÷ 1.6 = 10

5.  a)  What number times 5 is 44?   44 ÷ 5 = 8.8

5.  b)  What number times .08 is .004?   .004 ÷ .08 = .05


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