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If 2994/14.5 = 172, then 29.94/1.45 = ?

  • A.17.2
  • B.1.72
  • C.172
  • D.0.172

Answer: A

Shifting the decimal point moves both numbers by a known power of ten, so the answer follows from the one given without redoing the division.

\[ \frac{29.94}{1.45} = \frac{2994 \div 100}{14.5 \div 10} = \frac{2994}{14.5} \times \frac{10}{100} = 172 \times \frac{1}{10} = 17.2 \]

The numerator shrank by a factor of 100 and the denominator by only 10, so the quotient shrinks by the ratio of those, a factor of 10.

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