How to divide small numbers by big numbers?

For instant, how to divide 4 by 9? The calculator said that the answer is 0.4444444 ( I think that's 0.44 whatever. How do I find the answer with a pencil in my hand? What's the process to find the answer without the calculator?How to divide small numbers by big numbers?
Easy. I drew this up in Paint because It's hard to explain with text only.





I hope it helps!





http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/consumed28/dividing.jpgHow to divide small numbers by big numbers?
Outlaw_biker53 truly has the better method if you need to figure it out quicker, for example, for a standardized test or something. Report Abuse

an easy way to look at it. multiply the 4 by 100. you now have 400/9 which equals 44.444 or 44 4/9. now since you multiplied at the beginning, you need to divide by 100 now resulting in 0.444. the way it would look on paper when doing it really would be 4.00 / 9
use a calculator
o write out the question 9/4 and then you divide it 9/4=0 so then you add a deciaaml 9/4=0.444
normally it would be left as a fraction .





4/9 .