How do you count the decimal place values in this problem..and WHY?17.5% of $227.00

How do you know how many place values to move Left...3 is not correct...I know what it should be..but don't know why and how you know with this kind of problem..Please explain Thanks

1 Answer | 0 Votes | Ivy from League City, TX 1/22/2013

5(10)+8(0.1)+4(0.001)standard form

How I write this in standard form

1 Answer | 0 Votes | Dorrian from Fort George G Meade, MD 1/22/2013

How do you get -2/9 as a decimal?

How do I turn -2/9 into a decimal? It can be a repeating decimal it just has to be a decimal and I'm not sure how to make it a decimal.

2 Answers | 0 Votes | Payton from Pleasant View, TN 1/15/2013

What is the order from least to greatest of -11/5 -2.4 1.6 15/10 and -2.25

Please help i really need to do this for my math homework and i dont get it

1 Answer | 0 Votes | Max from Brooklyn, NY 12/3/2012

Divide 73091.72 by 23855.

Please help me divide (73,091.72 divided by 23855)

1 Answer | 0 Votes | Tatha from Dallas, TX 11/23/2012

Why is it necessary to add a decimal point when you are dividing a numerator and a denominator?

1 Answer | 0 Votes | Cindy from Fuquay Varina, NC 11/14/2012

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