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#