Question

486.16 ÷ 32 show your work

Answer 1

The result of the division is 15.1925

Here, we want to divide 486.16 by 32

We can do this by using the factoring method

We proceed as follows;

`\begin{gathered} (486.16)/(32)\text{ = }(2(243.08))/(2(16))\text{ = }(243.08)/(16) \\ =\text{ }(2(121.54))/(2(8)) \\ \\ =\text{ }(121.54)/(8)\text{ = }(2(60.77))/(2(4))\text{ = }(60.77)/(4)\text{ = }(2(30.385))/(2(2))\text{ = }(30.385)/(2) \\ =\text{ 15.1925} \end{gathered}`