SOLUTION: What is 27/17 equal to? I googled the question and got the answer 1 10/17. But I don't know how to break it down to get the answer.

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Question 815609: What is 27/17 equal to? I googled the question and got the answer 1 10/17. But I don't know how to break it down to get the answer.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Using a calculator, we see that 27/17 = 1.58823529411764

Notice how the number to the left of the decimal point is a "1"

So that means that 17 goes into 27 one whole time. Basically the quotient is 1.

So 1*17 = 17. Then we subtract off that result from 27 to get 27 - 1*17 = 27 - 17 = 10

The remainder is 10.

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Summary:

Quotient is 1

Remainder is 10

That's why 27%2F17+=+1%2610%2F17

Note: the denominator doesn't change and it remains as 17