Question

Sarah says that 26 ÷ 8 equals 14 ÷ 4 because both are “3 R2.” Show her mistake using decimal division. What is 26 ÷ 8? Give your answer in decimals. 26 ÷ 8 =___. Please helpppppp

Answer 1

Answer: 3.25

Explanation:

Sarah made a.mistaje when she was reducing 26 ÷ 8. It should be noted that 2 is a common factor to 26 and 8. Therefore 26÷2 = 13 and not 14 that Sarah wrote. Sarah should have written 13 ÷ 4 and not 14 ÷ 4.

26 ÷ 8 in decimal will give us 3.25