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what are the basic rules when using decimal points in basic division questions?

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basic rule for decimals when doing long division is that you move the decimal in the divisor, so that you're dividing with a whole number.  For instance, 100 divided by .25, would be 10000 divided by 25.  Or, 125.6345 divided by .67, would be 12563.45 divided by 67.  make sense?

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