From the question
[tex]0.4\div0.242[/tex]Convert each decimal to a fraction
This gives
[tex]\begin{gathered} 0.4=\frac{4}{10} \\ 0.242=\frac{242}{1000} \end{gathered}[/tex]Perform the operation
[tex]\frac{4}{10}\div\frac{242}{1000}=\frac{4}{10}\times\frac{1000}{242}[/tex]Simplify the fraction
[tex]\frac{4}{10}\times\frac{1000}{242}=\frac{4000}{2420}[/tex]Convert the fraction to decimal
[tex]\frac{4000}{2420}=\frac{200}{121}=1.1.653[/tex]Therefore, 0.4 divided by 0.242 is approximately 1.1653
