JAMB 1988 · UME · Q4

Find, correct to one decimal place, 0.24633÷0.03060.24633 \div 0.0306.

Worked solution (try it first)
  1. Multiply top and bottom by 10 000 to clear the decimals: 0.24633÷0.0306=2463.3÷3060.24633 \div 0.0306 = 2463.3 \div 306.
  2. Divide: 2463.3÷306=8.052463.3 \div 306 = 8.05.
  3. To 1 decimal place, the second decimal is 5, so round up: 8.1, option D.

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