Question

Use long division to solve 38 divided by 4

Answer 1

If you know how to set up the format for long division, the answer is 9.5 because 4 goes into 3 zero times, and you don't necessarily need to write down the zero on top since it equals nothing in a whole number. then, 4 goes into 38 nine times. (yes 38 because you didn't do anything with the 3 so you just make it 38) 4 × 9 = 36. it doesn't exactly make 38, so you take away 36 from 38 and you are left with a remainder of 2. then to get no remainder, add a zero to the end of 38. so it would look something like 4/380 so you take down the zero next to the 2 so it makes 20, 4 × 5 = 20 and you are left with a remainder of 0 and the answer: 9.5 ( P.S.: added the decimal because it wasn't exactly equal when doing 4 × 9 so we had to add a zero)