Question

1). Evaluate 14.8 divided by 4.4, stating your answer as a recurring decimal.2). Evaluate 8.45 divided by 0.7 correct to 3 decimal places.

Answer 1

Question:

1). Evaluate 14.8 divided by 4.4, stating your answer as a recurring decimal.



2). Evaluate 8.45 divided by 0.7 correct to 3 decimal places.

Solution:

1). Evaluate 14.8 divided by 4.4, stating your answer as a recurring decimal:

Notice that:

$\frac{14.8}{4.4}\text{ = 3.36}363636363\ldots.$

this is equivalent to :

2) Evaluate 8.45 divided by 0.71

Notice that:

$\frac{8.45}{0.7}\text{ = }12.071$