Question

What is 14.5 divided by 34.5? Please show how you did it because I got a bit confused and would like to see what I did wrong.

Answer 1

29/69 (= 0.42)

Explanation:

there are several ways to do this, one way is to use fractions:

Expressing each decimal in improper fractions:

14.5 = 14 1/2 = 29/2

34.5 = 34 1/2 = 69/2

Hence,

14.5 ÷ 34.5

= 29/2 ÷ 69/2

= 29/2 x 2/69

= 29/69 (answer)

If you need the answer in decimal, you can use long division to do 29÷69 and you will get 0.42 (nearest hundredth)