a city government plans to put street lights along estate point 40 km main road the street lights are to be placed 0.20 km apart how many street lights does the city government need
Change the divisor 0.2 to a whole number by moving the decimal point 1 places to the right. Then move the decimal point in the dividend the same, 1 places to the right.
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Answer:
The goverment needs 200 street lights.
Change the divisor 0.2 to a whole number by moving the decimal point 1 places to the right. Then move the decimal point in the dividend the same, 1 places to the right.
We then have the equations:
400 ÷ 2 = 200.000
and therefore:
40 ÷ 0.2 = 200.000