Answer and explanation:
If Magdala is trying to divide 2.12 by 4 then she would definitely need to change the place value of the dividend(2.12) and the divisor(4). In other words, both numbers need to be whole numbers.
To make 2.12 a whole number, we shift the decimal point two places to the right of the decimal point to get 212. We do same for 4 to get 400, since both numbers have to have their place values adjusted equally.
We divide 212 by 400 to get 0.53
Therefore 2.12 divided by 4= 0.53
