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:

`(14.8)/(4.4)\text{ = 3.36}363636363\ldots.`

this is equivalent to :

2) Evaluate 8.45 divided by 0.71

Notice that:

`(8.45)/(0.7)\text{ = }12.071`