Move the decimal once to the right . Sorry my phone giving problem putting the division to show step by step but I put it in words. 4÷14.4
4×3=12
Put the 3 on top of the 4 where 14.4 is then put the decimal .
Now your answer is 12underneatg 14 then subtract .
You get 2 bring down 4 Now 4 × what equals 24 4×6=24
So put the 6 in top of second 4 where you have 14.4 Your answer is 3.6
4 / 8 = 0.5 feet
8 * 0.5 = 4 feet
Each member will make o.5 feet of the chain
If you use fractions, the answer you get will always be an exact answer in the form of a fraction. resorting to decimals means that you may run into rounding errors and therefore get only an approximate answer. e.g. the fraction 1/3 cannot be exactly represented by a decimal.fractions can be easier to represent the number rather then using decimals which involve writing out many numbers it does not affect the accuracy of the answer UNLESS you are rounding up and down the numbers
