Question

Divide 120 by 37 and give me a mixed number!

I know this is basic but please help me understand it. If you can go step by step!

Answer 1

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Answer 2

How many times does 120 go into 37?

Answer 3

If you know that, then all you have to do is find the remainder.

Answer 4

3

Answer 5

But finding the remainder and changing it into a mixed number is the hard part for me!

Answer 6

Right. So the answer will be 3 and some fraction

Answer 7

The remainder will be 120 - 3*37

Answer 8

What do you get for that?

Answer 9

35.608 or 35.61

Answer 10

No no. What is 120 - 3 * 37

Answer 11

not divided, times.

Answer 12

116.63

Answer 13

How do you get a decimal answer?

3*37 = 111

120 - 111 = 9

Answer 14

So your remainder is 9

Answer 15

Therefore the mixed number will be 3 and 9/37

Answer 16

Sorry my fault i was think sub not multiplication!

Answer 17

Thanks for the help

Answer 18

So in general if you have n/d and you want it as a mixed number:

\[\lfloor{n/d} \rfloor \text{ and } \frac{n - \lfloor{n/d} \rfloor}{d}\]

Answer 19

where \(\lfloor{n/d} \rfloor\) is the whole number of times d goes into n.