Question

what is 32 over 10 as a mixed number in simplest form?

Answer 1

what is 32/10 in decimal form?

Answer 2

3.2

Answer 3

now multiply the decimal portion 0.2 by 10 to get ______

Answer 4

0.02

Answer 5

you went the wrong way

Answer 6

it should be 0.2 * 10 = 2

Answer 7

use the division algorithm to rewrite 32 => 32 = 3*10 + 2
so as a mixed number
\[\frac{ 32 }{ 10 }=\frac{ 3\cdot 10 }{10 }+\frac{ 2 }{10 }= 3+\frac{ 1 }{5 }=3\frac{ 1 }{ 5 }\]

Answer 8

Thank you you'r the best @pgpilot326

Answer 9

*your

Answer 10

32/10 = 3 remainder 2

so that's why

\[\large \frac{32}{10} = 3\frac{2}{10}\]

that turns into

\[\large \frac{32}{10} = 3\frac{1}{5}\]

Answer 11

OKay thank to all of you

Answer 12

I have never learned it that way....

32 over 10

each can be divided by 2

16 over 5

5 goes into 16 three times with a remainder of 1

3 and 1/5

Answer 13

you're welcome!

Answer 14

Jim's approach works, but only because you have a terminating decimal. The long division approach is more "universal".

Dividend/divisor=quotient + remainder/divisor