How do you evaluate $8.604\div 143.4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-07T21:39:26

$3/50$

We can multiply both the top and bottom by $1000$ so each are whole numbers, integrers:

$(8.604 *1000)/ (143.4*1000)$

$=> 8604 / 143400$

Finding the primes that multiply to make each:

$=> (2^2 * 3^2 * 239 )/ ( 2^3 * 3 * 5^2 * 239)$

Cancelling the common numbers on both denominator and numirator:

$=> 3 / (2 * 25) = color(red)(3 / 50$

How do you evaluate 8.604\div 143.48.604\div 143.4?