Steps to how to solve 379.43 divided by 9?

Answer 1

42.1589

Answer 2

Long division

......42.1588

...---------

9 | 379.43 <----- divide 9 into 37.

.....36 <-----------this is 4 times 9

.....__ <----------subtract 36 from 37

.......19 <--------- that leaves 1, bring down the next number and divide the new one by 9

.......18 <--------- this is 2 times 9

.......__ <--------- subtract 18 from 19

.........14 <-------- that leaves 1, bring down the next number and divide the new one by 9

...........9 <-------- this is 1 times 9

..........__ <-------- subtract 9 from 14

...........53 <------- that leaves 5, bring down the next number and divide the new one by 9

...........45 <------- this is 5 times 9

...........__ <------- subtract 45 from 53

.............80 <------ that leaves 8, as there is no 'next' number we use 0 and divide by 9

.............72 <------ this is 8 times 9

.............__ <------ subtract

...............80

...............72

...............__

As the division process keeps generating the remainder of 8 from here onwards, we say that the answer is 42.1588 recurring.