Simple Division 133
Or like this:
4 37^121
9
We now divide 4 into 12. What number multiplied by 4 gives an
answer of 12? Th e answer is 3 (3 × 4 = 12). Write 3 above (or below)
the 2. Th ere is no remainder as 3 times 4 is exactly 12.
Th e last digit is less than 4 so it can’t be divided. Four divides into 1
zero times with 1 remainder.
Th e fi nished problem should look like this:
9 30 r1
4 37^121
Or:
4 37^121
9 30 r1
Th e 1 remainder can be expressed as a fraction, ¼. Th e ¼ comes
from the 1 remainder over the divisor, 4. Th e answer would be
930¼, or 930.25.
Th is is a simple method and should be carried out on one line.
It is easy to calculate these problems mentally this way.
Dividing numbers with decimals
How would we divide 567.8 by 3?
We set up the problem in the usual way.
3 567.8
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(Brent)
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