Dividing By Powers of Ten
To divide by a power of ten first move the decimal point in both the numerator and the denominator to the left the same number of places as the number of zeros at the end of the denominator. Then divide. For example, 1/800 = 0.01/8; 39/70 = 3.9/7; 3741/110000 = 0.3741/11; and 97654/90,000,000 = 0.0097654/9.
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