1.75 : 0.5 = 0.5 ⋅ 2 1.75 ⋅ 2 = 1 3.5 = 3.5
A teacher had earned $1.75 for her/his class. Half of the class wanted the money. How much money would each student from half the class get, equally?
Lily has $1.75 saved for a bicycle that costs $0.50. Using the expression 1.75 ÷ 0.5, she can determine that she could buy 3 bicycles and have some money left over. This example illustrates a practical use of division with money.
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