Divide. Round to the nearest tenth.
17/6 How do you divide 17 into 6??
17/6 means you divide 17 by 6 , you do not "divide 17 into 6".
Long division is taught in most places by grade 4 using this method
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if you have a calculator enter
17
÷
6
=
This is a rounding quotients! Can you switch the numbers?
the actual answer is
2.833333...
rounded to the nearest tenth is 2.8
What do you mean by "Can you switch the numbers"?
6/17= 0.35294117647 ≈ 0.35
17/6
To divide 17 by 6, you can use long division or a calculator. I'll explain both methods.
Using long division:
- Write the dividend (17) inside the long division bracket, and the divisor (6) outside the bracket.
- Start by asking yourself how many times 6 can fit into 17. The answer is 2.
- Multiply 2 by 6 and write the result (12) below the 17.
- Subtract 12 from 17, which gives you 5.
- Bring down the next digit (0) from the dividend to the right of 5.
- Repeat the process: ask yourself how many times 6 can fit into 50 (the new number you obtained after bringing down the 0).
- The answer is 8. Multiply 8 by 6 and write the result (48) below the 50.
- Subtract 48 from 50, which gives you 2.
- Bring down any remaining digits (if there were any) and continue the process until there are no more digits.
The final result is 2.83.
Using a calculator:
- Enter "17 ÷ 6" into a calculator.
- The result you'll get is 2.83333333333 (or a longer decimal).
- Round this result to the nearest tenth, which means to keep only one digit after the decimal point.
- The rounded answer is 2.8.
So, when you divide 17 by 6 and round to the nearest tenth, the answer is approximately 2.8.