document.write( "Question 52260: Can someone please help me with this problem?\r
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document.write( "this problem? I need to divide \r\n" );
document.write( "and round the quotient to \r\n" );
document.write( "the nearest thousandth: \r\n" );
document.write( "6 1/7 divided by 3/14 \r\n" );
document.write( "Thanks,\r\n" );
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document.write( "6 1/7 ÷ 3/14\r\n" );
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document.write( "   1      3\r\n" );
document.write( "6 --- ÷ ----\r\n" );
document.write( "   7     14\r\n" );
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document.write( "Change the mixed number\r\n" );
document.write( "to an improper fraction:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  43      3\r\n" );
document.write( " ---- ÷ ----\r\n" );
document.write( "   7     14\r\n" );
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document.write( "Invert the second fraction\r\n" );
document.write( "and change division to\r\n" );
document.write( "multiplication:\r\n" );
document.write( "    \r\n" );
document.write( "  43     14\r\n" );
document.write( " ---- × ----\r\n" );
document.write( "   7      3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the 7 into the 14:\r\n" );
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document.write( "          2\r\n" );
document.write( "  43     14\r\n" );
document.write( " ---- × ----\r\n" );
document.write( "   7      3\r\n" );
document.write( "   1\r\n" );
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document.write( "Multiply numerators\r\n" );
document.write( "and denominators:\r\n" );
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document.write( "   86\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Divide numerator by denominator and\r\n" );
document.write( "carry to one more place than thousandths.\r\n" );
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document.write( "  28.6666\r\n" );
document.write( "3)86.0000\r\n" );
document.write( "  6\r\n" );
document.write( "  26\r\n" );
document.write( "  24\r\n" );
document.write( "   2 0\r\n" );
document.write( "   1 8\r\n" );
document.write( "     20\r\n" );
document.write( "     18\r\n" );
document.write( "      20\r\n" );
document.write( "      18\r\n" );
document.write( "       20\r\n" );
document.write( "       18\r\n" );
document.write( "        2 \r\n" );
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document.write( "28.6666 rounds off to 28.667\r\n" );
document.write( "because the first digit\r\n" );
document.write( "eliminated was a 6 and when\r\n" );
document.write( "the first digit eliminated\r\n" );
document.write( "is 5 or more, then the last\r\n" );
document.write( "digit retained is increased by 1.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 28.667\r\n" );
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