How do you divide 361 by 7.6? - Answers

Use fraction rules. And careful use of remainder maths to do it in your head or on a bit of paper. I'll try and write out how I would do this... First get rid of the decimal, I hate decimals!. 361/7.6 = 3610/76 Then I tend to attack in stages, helps to think about dishing out marbles.... each 100 gives 1 lot of 76 and a remainder of 24 so we have 36 hundreds to start. 36 remainder (24*36)+10 36 remainder (144+720+10)=874 that's another 8 hundreds so just go round again. 36+8 remainder (8*24)+74 44 r 192+74 44 r 266 46 r 114 47 r 38 47 and 38/76 Did you follow? Each time I just grouped up the remainder and tried to take another batch of 76's out of it, I'm not sure if this is the best way but it works for me and given enough time you can solve anything... To finish off... simplify fraction - I just go for divide by 2 until I cannot then I get cleverer if I have to. 47 and 18/38 47 and 9/18 47 and 1/2. (47.5) - Checked with a calculator!