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Calculate 83.94 / 1.8: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step decimals video lesson with captions. Final answer: 1399/30.

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.3 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Worked example
83.94 / 1.8
2. Step by step
1. $83.94/1.8 = \frac{1399}{30}$
  Write the decimal 83.94/1.8 as a fraction
2. $\frac{1399}{30} = 46\tfrac{19}{30}$
  Final answer in lowest terms
3. The answer
$\frac{1399}{30}$
83.94 / 1.8 = 1399/30
4. Check
- Decimal check: 1399/30 ≈ 46.63333333
- As a mixed number: 46 19/30

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: 83.94 over 1.8. Simplify a single fraction to lowest terms.

Step by step. Write the decimal 83.94 over 1.8 as a fraction. Final answer in lowest terms.

The answer. So the answer is 1399 over 30. Fractions are combined over a common denominator for addition and subtraction, multiplied straight across, and divided by multiplying by the reciprocal. The result is reduced by the greatest common factor.

Check. Decimal check: 1399 over 30 approximately 46.63333333. As a mixed number: 46 19 over 30.

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