How would you divide 4.8 by 1.2?

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Reagan Bins

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Hello! Excellent question! We are basically trying to find out how many times 1.2 goes into 4.8. To do so we can count up in 1.2s until we get to 4.8. I make it that you have to count up four times! So the answer is 4! Hope that helps!

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