Can someone tell me how to divide 39.59 by 1.07? On the calculator, it says "37", but writing it on the notebook, the first number I get is "5." Can somebody explain?

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starfireandrobin · Answer

@Vuriffy since I see you're online lol

daniellelovee · Answer

is 37

starfireandrobin · Answer

No yes, I know. But how do I do this on a piece of paper?

starfireandrobin · Answer

Can you write an equation for me? Or explain step by step?

starfireandrobin · Answer

I first made 1.07 into a whole number, moving the decimal point two spots to the right. Then I did the same to 39.59.

tkhunny · Answer

Don't do that.  When working with two decimal places, why would you round to 0 decimal places before you even start?  39.59 / 1.07 = 37.00  It probably would help if you had a fixed number of decimal places in your display, rather than letting it pithc your significant digits.

mhchen · Answer

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tkhunny · Answer

3959 / 107 = 37

daniellelovee · Answer

Shift the decimal points of both 39.59 and 1.07 to the right by 2 decimal places.
(This is needed to convert 1.07 to 107, since long division must divide by a whole number.)
\frac{3959}{107}
​107
​
​3959
​​ 

2 Set up the long division.

1	0	7	|	3	9	5	9


3 Calculate 395 ÷ 107, which is 3 with a remainder of 74.

3	
1	0	7	|	3	9	5	9
3	2	1	
7	4	

4 Bring down 9, so that 749 is large enough to be divided by 107.

3	
1	0	7	|	3	9	5	9
3	2	1	
7	4	9

5 Calculate 749 ÷ 107, which is 7.

3	7
1	0	7	|	3	9	5	9
3	2	1	
7	4	9
7	4	9

daniellelovee · Answer

hope that helps sorry for the long reply