How do you simplify #739div 41#?

1 Answer
Mar 17, 2018

#18.024#

Explanation:

Do long division ..

#color(white)(.......l)18.024#
#41|bar739.000#
#color(white)(llllm)ul41" "larr73div 41=1 and 1xx41=41#
#color(white)(llllm)329" "larr43-41 = 32# and bring down the #9#
#color(white)(llllm)ul328" "larr329div41 = 8 and 8 xx41 =328#
#color(white)(llllmlll)100" "larr329-328 = 1# and bring down the #00 #
#color(white)(lllllllllm)ul82" "larr100div41 = 2 and 2 xx41=82#
#color(white)(lllllllllm)180" "larr100-82 = 18# and bring down the #0#
#color(white)(lllllllllm)ul164" "larr100div41 = 4 and 4 xx41=164#

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