Question

Halle solved 664/48. She got the quotient of 13 with a remainder of 40. How could she use her work below to solve 664/48 without redoing the work? Explain your thinking.

48/664
644
- 48
---------
184
- 144
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40

Answer 1

664/48=332/24=166/12=83/6,

83/6=78/6+5/6=13+5/6

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Therefore,

664/48=13+5/6