SOLUTION: How do you change to a mixed or whole number 58 ___ 7

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Question 38175: How do you change to a mixed or whole number
58
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7

Answer by Cintchr(481) About Me  (Show Source):
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+58%2F7+
The bar line in a fraction means "divided by" so what you have is
"58 divided by 7"
7 goes into 58, 8 times, with 2 left over.
+%287+%2A+8%29+%2B+2+
+56+%2B+2+
+58+
so to write as a mixed number ....
we have the quotient(8)and the fractional part is the remainder(2) over the divisor (7) or in simpler terms ...
8 2/7