How do you simplify 3.18/23.182?

1 Answer

3.18 div 2 =1.59 3.18÷2=1.59

Explanation:

3.18/2 = 3.18 div 23.182=3.18÷2

Just start to divide the bottom number into the first.

2| ul(3.18 )

2 goes into 3, one time with 1 left over. Write the decimal point.
Carry the 1 to the next digit on the right to make 11

2| ul(3.^1 18)
color(white)(....)1.

Then how many times does 2 go into 11? 5 times with one left over.

2| ul(3.^1 1^1 8)
color(white)(.....)1.""5

Carry the 1 to the right and you make 18.
How many times does 2 go into 18? 9 times.

2| ul(3.^1 1^1 8)
color(white)(....)1." "5""9

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