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YUKH... MATH HW
right its long division.. i never got the hang of it and probably never will... all i need to know is what do i do with the remainder at the end? how do i turn my results into a fraction or whatever they're called...
like:
3
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30 | 100
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70
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30 (remainder)
then what? i know that the answer is 3.3 (thank god for calculators!) but how did you get the 3.3?????
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100/30 is 3.3 repeating, or three and three tenths(3 3/10). Here's how you do it with long devision:
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To convert 3.3 to a fraction, remember that .3 is in the tenths place, so it's 3 tenths(3/10).
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Well I stil don't understand your example, but let's say that you were dividing 51 by two. you would have 25, with a remainder of one.
At this point, you can add a decimal point to 51 (add .0 to it underneath the division sign, and add a decimal to the anwser on top, so you'd have 25. )
Then, you can bring down the zero. Two goes into 10 five times.
Now, you have a decimal instead of a remainder.
Alternatively, you could make a fraction (1/2) and divide it out to get a decimal. But the "adding a zero" method is much easier and keeps everything organized and precise.
EDIT: There is no remainder now. The 10 you had left over, becomes 100, because you can bring down that zero and keep dividing. It's a repeating decimal, like theymos said. I think between us we answered your entire question. Inbox me if you still need help, I loooove math.
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