96.6÷8.4
Set up the division problem in long division format.
| 8 | . | 4 | 9 | 6 | . | 6 |
Move the decimal the same amount of places in both numbers until the divisor is a whole number.
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Divide 96 by 84. Place this digit in the quotient on top of the division symbol.
| 1 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Multiply the newest quotient digit (1) by the divisor 84.
| 1 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| – | 8 | 4 |
Subtract 84 from 96.
| 1 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| – | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 2 |
Bring down the next number of the dividend.
| 1 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| – | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 6 |
Divide 126 by 84. Place this digit in the quotient on top of the division symbol.
| 1 | 1 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| – | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 6 |
Multiply the newest quotient digit (1) by the divisor 84.
| 1 | 1 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| – | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| – | 8 | 4 |
Subtract 84 from 126.
| 1 | 1 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| – | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1 | 2 | 6 | ||
| – | 8 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 2 |
Add a 0 to the end of the dividend.
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | . | 0 |
| – | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| – | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 2 |
Bring down the next number of the dividend.
| 1 | 1 | |||||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | . | 0 |
| – | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| – | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 |
Divide 420 by 84. Place this digit in the quotient on top of the division symbol.
| 1 | 1 | . | 5 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | . | 0 |
| – | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| – | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 |
Multiply the newest quotient digit (5) by the divisor 84.
| 1 | 1 | . | 5 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | . | 0 |
| – | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| – | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| – | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Subtract 420 from 420.
| 1 | 1 | . | 5 | |||
| 8 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | . | 0 |
| – | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| – | 8 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| – | 4 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 0 |
The result of division of 96.6÷8.4 is 11.5.
11.5
Divide Using Long Division 96.6÷8.4
