document.write( "Question 387107: Round to the nearest tenth divide 70 by 29 \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #273644 by Edwin McCravy(20065) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Round to the nearest tenth divide 70 by 29
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document.write( "Write this putting one decimal and a zero after the 70\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2__   \r\n" );
document.write( "   29)70.0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you say 29 goes into 70 more than 2 times but less\r\n" );
document.write( "than 3 times so put a 2 up above the leftmost 0, where 70 ends.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Bring up the decimal to the top line, after the 2.\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2._  \r\n" );
document.write( "   29)70.0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply 2 by 29 getting 58. Write that below the 70\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2._   \r\n" );
document.write( "   29)70.0\r\n" );
document.write( "      58\r\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a line and subtract 58 from 70 getting 12.  Write \r\n" );
document.write( "the 12 underneath:\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2._   \r\n" );
document.write( "   29)70.0\r\n" );
document.write( "      58\r\n" );
document.write( "      12\r\n" );
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document.write( "Bring down the 0 on the right end:\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2._   \r\n" );
document.write( "   29)70.0\r\n" );
document.write( "      58\r\n" );
document.write( "      12 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Consider that 12 0 to be 120 on the bottom.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you say 29 goes into 120 more than 4 times but less\r\n" );
document.write( "than 5 times so put a 4 up above the rightmost 0 is, \r\n" );
document.write( "where 70.0 ends.\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2.4   \r\n" );
document.write( "   29)70.0\r\n" );
document.write( "      58\r\n" );
document.write( "      12 0\r\n" );
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document.write( "Next we multiply the 4 by the 29 getting 116 and write that as 11 6\r\n" );
document.write( "at the bottom:\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2.4   \r\n" );
document.write( "   29)70.0\r\n" );
document.write( "      58\r\n" );
document.write( "      12 0\r\n" );
document.write( "      11 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now draw a line and subtract at the bottom and get 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2.4   \r\n" );
document.write( "   29)70.0\r\n" );
document.write( "      58\r\n" );
document.write( "      12 0\r\n" );
document.write( "      11 6\r\n" );
document.write( "         4\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now we notice that the remainder 4 is less than half of the divisor 29,\r\n" );
document.write( "so we round down (When the remainder is half of the divisor or more\r\n" );
document.write( "we round up)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since we round down the answer is 2.4\r\n" );
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