Question

The product of two decimals is 42.987. If one of them is 12.46, find the other.
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Answer 1

Let , the unknown number be y

According to the question ,

$\to$ 42.987 × y = 12.46

$\to$ y = 12.46 ÷ 42.987

$\to$ y = 1246000 ÷ 4298700

$\to$ y = 0.289855072

Therefore , The other number is 0.289855072

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that product of two decimals = 42.987

One of the number is = 12.46

Another number is = 42.987/12.46

Multiply both numerator and denominator by 1000 then we get 42987/12460

On dividing

Another number is 3.45