Question

divide 93.18 by 0.8 and round the quotient to the nearest tenth.

93.18 divided by 0.8 is approximately \\(\square\\).
(round to the nearest tenth as needed.)

Explanation:

Step1: Perform the division

To divide \( 93.18 \) by \( 0.8 \), we can rewrite the division as \( \frac{93.18}{0.8} \). Multiply both the numerator and the denominator by \( 10 \) to eliminate the decimal in the denominator: \( \frac{93.18\times10}{0.8\times10}=\frac{931.8}{8} \). Now, perform the division: \( 931.8\div8 = 116.475 \).

Step2: Round to the nearest tenth

The tenths place is the first digit after the decimal point, which is \( 4 \), and the next digit (hundredths place) is \( 7 \). Since \( 7\geq5 \), we round up the tenths place: \( 116.475\approx116.5 \).

Answer:

\( 116.5 \)