SOLUTION: Round to the nearest tenth divide 70 by 29

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Question 387107: Round to the nearest tenth divide 70 by 29
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20064) About Me  (Show Source):
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Round to the nearest tenth divide 70 by 29

Write this putting one decimal and a zero after the 70

       2__   
   29)70.0

Then you say 29 goes into 70 more than 2 times but less
than 3 times so put a 2 up above the leftmost 0, where 70 ends.

Bring up the decimal to the top line, after the 2.

       2._  
   29)70.0

Multiply 2 by 29 getting 58. Write that below the 70

       2._   
   29)70.0
      58

Draw a line and subtract 58 from 70 getting 12.  Write 
the 12 underneath:

       2._   
   29)70.0
      58
      12

Bring down the 0 on the right end:

       2._   
   29)70.0
      58
      12 0

Consider that 12 0 to be 120 on the bottom.

Then you say 29 goes into 120 more than 4 times but less
than 5 times so put a 4 up above the rightmost 0 is, 
where 70.0 ends.

       2.4   
   29)70.0
      58
      12 0

Next we multiply the 4 by the 29 getting 116 and write that as 11 6
at the bottom:

       2.4   
   29)70.0
      58
      12 0
      11 6

Now draw a line and subtract at the bottom and get 4

       2.4   
   29)70.0
      58
      12 0
      11 6
         4

Now we notice that the remainder 4 is less than half of the divisor 29,
so we round down (When the remainder is half of the divisor or more
we round up)

Since we round down the answer is 2.4

Edwin