document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=423343>Question 423343</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how to represent 9/7 on a number line? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #295316 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=295316\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you might find this interesting.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<a  rel=nofollow HREF= \"http://www.dunstone.plymouth.sch.uk/parents/helpsheets/numeracy/teaching-division.pdf\" target = \"_blank\">http://www.dunstone.plymouth.sch.uk/parents/helpsheets/numeracy/teaching-division.pdf</a>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i covers a concept called grouping.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then it covers a concept of multiplication.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then it covers a concept of division.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for your problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your concept of grouping would be 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9 divided by 7 would be shown on the number line like:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                           0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14\r\n" );
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document.write( "you would break up your number line into groups of 9 units and groups of 7 units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you would then count how many groups of 7 would fit into your group of 9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this case the group of 7 goes into a group of 9 one time with a remainder of 2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you are into fractions, then you could show that the remainder is 2 units out of a group of 7 units which would be the fraction of 2/7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer with remainder is 1 group of 7 with a remainder of 2 units.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your answer with fractions would be 1 and 2/7 groups of 7.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check the reference out.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It shows the same method, maybe clearer. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I borrowed from the reference.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The reference is in a pdf file, so you need adobe reader on your computer to read it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the file is 2.3 megabytes (I believe) so it takes a minute or 2 to download on a dsl line.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you have a voice line only, then it will take longer.\r<BR>\n" );
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