Solve Decimal Division: 0.4 ÷ 3 with Positive Numbers

Question

+0.4:+3= ? +\text{0}.4:+3=\text{ ?}

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:06 Convert from decimal to fraction
00:14 Substitute in our exercise
00:25 Division is also multiplication by reciprocal
00:31 Switch between numerator and denominator
00:38 Make sure to multiply numerator by numerator and denominator by denominator
00:54 Factor 4 into 2 and 2
00:58 Factor 30 into 2 and 15
01:02 Reduce what's possible
01:07 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

First, let's convert 0.4 to a simple fraction:

0.4=410 0.4=\frac{4}{10}

Let's now convert 3 into a simple fraction:

3=31 3=\frac{3}{1}

Now the exercise we have is:

410:31= \frac{4}{10}:\frac{3}{1}=

Next, let's convert the division exercise into a multiplication exercise, remembering to switch the numerator and denominator in the second fraction:

410×13= \frac{4}{10}\times\frac{1}{3}=

Let's now combine everything into one multiplication exercise:

4×110×3=430 \frac{4\times1}{10\times3}=\frac{4}{30}

We can now break down the numerator and denominator into multiplication exercises:

2×215×2= \frac{2\times2}{15\times2}=

Finally, we reduce the 2 in the numerator and denominator to get:

215 \frac{2}{15}

Answer

215 \frac{2}{15}