u can also express the quotient remainder as a fraction or decimal. You can calculate the decimal by first placing a decimal point following your quotient of 2 and then continuing long division by adding a zero to your remainder, transforming it from 4 to 40. The number 8 goes into 40 five times, resulting in a final quotient of 2.5. So, if, for example, this was a monetary transaction in which you had to divide $20 between eight people, this quotient with the decimal remainder determines that each person receives $2.50. To convert this decimal to a fraction, you would translate .5 to 5/10, then reduce it to its lowest terms, which would be 1/2.
