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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Dividing by 5

Dividing a large number by five is actually very simple. All you do is multiply by 2 and move the decimal point:

195 / 5

Step1: 195 * 2 = 390

Step2: Move the decimal: 39.0 or just 39

2978 / 5

Step 1: 2978 * 2 = 5956
Step 2: 595.6

1 comment:

  1. RishwanJanuary 13, 2011 at 9:45 PM

    I find this trick very helpful in doing the C1 paper.I recommend this as it would save time and keep the brain motivated when doing the paper.The other tricks are helpful as well..

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