Question

Which answer choice is not a correct method to illustratethe answer to this problem?876 ÷ 43 = ?A) 876 ÷ 43 ≈ 20 B) 876 ÷ 43 = 20 16/43C) 876 ÷ 43 = 20.16D) 876 ÷ 43 = 20r16 note: the r stands for reminder

Answer 1

The answer to this question represents the possible choices that we have when solving a division.

When solving this division operation, and we use technology, we get the following result:

`(876)/(43)=20.3720930233`

Then, we can conclude that:

First Case

We can conclude that the answer to this division is, approximately, 20. This could be an answer to this operation.

Second Case

In this case, we can see the integer part of the answer, 20, and a fraction:

`20(16)/(43)=20+(16)/(43)`

And we know that: