Question

How many times does 18 go into 60?

Answer 1

18 goes into 60 three times, with a remainder of 6.
This can be written as `3 1/3`

Explanation:

This is the same as asking. What is `60 div 18?`

"How many groups of 18 can you get from 60?"

Look at the first multiples of 18:

`18, 36, 54" "larr` these are the only ones which are less than 60.

18 can do into 60 three times and there willstill be 6 left over.

We can write this as a fraction:

`60/18 = 3 6/18 = 3 1/3`

We can do this as a divide as well:

`color(white)(xxxx)3 ""` rem 6
`18| bar60`.
`color(white)(xxx)ul54`
`color(white)(xxxx)6`

Answer 2

Giving `3 1/3`

Explanation:

The test for divisibility by 3 is that the sum of the digits has to be divisible by 3.

Testing `18-> 1+8 = 9" and "9-:3` has no remainder
Testing `60->6+0=6" and "6-:3` has no remainder

So both numbers have the common denominator of 3. Lets try and use that.
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Write as `(60-:3)/(18-:3) =(20-:2)/(6-:2) = 10/3`

Giving `3 1/3`