What is the quotient of #369# and #12# ?
1 Answer
Mar 8, 2017
It depends...
Explanation:
The word quotient comes to us from the Latin quotiens, meaning "how many times?". So what we are being asked is "How many times does
If you are dealing with arithmetic of whole numbers then:
#369/12 = 30" "# with remainder#9#
As an improper fraction, we find
#369/12 = (123*color(red)(cancel(color(black)(3))))/(4*color(red)(cancel(color(black)(3)))) = 123/4#
As a mixed fraction, we have:
#369/12 = 30+9/12 = 30+3/4 = 30 3/4#
Using long division, we can find a decimal expansion:
#369/12 = 30.75#
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