Question

What is the quotient? 1432 / 1000

Answer 1

`(1432)/(1000)=1.432`

Or

`(1432)/(1000)=1(54)/(125)`

Explanation:

The given fraction is

`(1432)/(1000)`

To write this as a decimal, we move the decimal point back three times because we are dividing by 1000.

`\Rightarrow (1432)/(1000)=1.432`

Or to leave the answer as a fraction in its simplest form,

`(1432)/(1000)=(179* 8)/(125*8)`

This simplifies to;

`(1432)/(1000)=(179)/(125)`

Or as a mixed number, we have

`(1432)/(1000)=1(54)/(125)`