How do you work out 60 divided by 336?

Answer 1

0.1786

Answer 2

60/336

Write down as a fraction.

Since both numbers are even, cancel down by '2', . Keep an cancelling down, until you reduce to numbers to their smallest possible values. Small numbers are far easier to manipulate.

Hence,

60 /336 = 30/168

30/168 = 15/84

Cancel down by '3'

15/84

5/28

This will not cancel down any further, because '5' is a Prime number, and '28' does not have any common factors with '5' .

Also '5' & '28' are easier numbers to hanblr than '60' and '336'.

Set up a division bracket with decimal points.

Hence

28)5.000000.....

We say '28' into '5' doesn't go, so '0' in the answer followed by the decimal point/Hence

28)5.0000.... = 0.

We now read '5.0' as '50'. We say '28' into '50' goes one(1) with a remainder of '22'

Hence answer is now

28)5.0000.... = 0.1

We now read '22' as 220' ( next decimal zero).

We say 28 into 220 goes '7' times remainder '24'.

Hence answer is now

28)5.0000..... = 0.17..

Continue using this mechanical method, like this, untill a full answer is calculated.

However, one can 'short circuit' the system by using a calculator.

On the calculator type in 60 divide 336 = (Answer) 0.1785714286.....

or 5 divide 28 = 0.1785714286.....

The calculator answer would suggest that the answer is an irrational number.

Answer 3

You write 60 as 60.0, or 60.00, start dividing as if it were integers, and adjust the decimal point in the result.