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Tagged with:    [Post New]posted on 29 Jan 2008 21:09:26 IST    
7ths have a very unique pattern! Let's start with 1/7:

1/7=.142857142857142857...

All you have to do for 7ths is to remember the sequence 142857
2/7 (2*14=28)=.2857142857142857...
3/7 (3*14=42)=.42857142857142857...
4/7 (4*14=56)=.57142857142857...
5/7 (5*14=70)=.7142857142857...
6/7 (6*14=84)=.857142857142857...

8ths
1/8=.125
2/8=1/4=.25
3/8=.375
4/8=1/2=.5
5/8=.625
6/8=3/4=.75
7/8=.875
 
9ths seem like they should be hard, but all you have to do is repeat the dividend over and over:
1/9=.111...
2/9=.222...
3/9=.333...
4/9=.444...
5/9=.555...
6/9=.666...
7/9=.777...
8/9=.888...

For 11ths, you need to know your 9 times table up to 10:
1/11=.090909...
2/11=.181818...
3/11=.272727...
4/11=.363636...
5/11=.454545...
6/11=.545454...
7/11=.636363...
8/11=.727272...
9/11=.818181...
10/11=.909090...
 
For 3- and 4-digit numbers
Starting with a 3-digit example, let's try 698 divided by 7. Beginning with the leftmost digit, we quickly see that 7 won't go into 6, so we move to the next digit. 7 will go into 69 nine times, so our answer is 90-something. Taking away 63 (7*9), that leaves us with 68 to work with. 7 can go into 68 nine times, as well, so that gives us 99, with 5 as a remainder, or 99 and 5/7ths. Remember the decimal equivalent of 5/7ths? This means you can give the answer as 99.7142857 in short order.

4-digits work the same way, with one extra step, of course. 4732 divided by 6? Let's try it:
4/6=won't work
47/6=7, carrying the 5 (47-42=5), so it's 700 something
53/6=8, carrying the 5 (53-48=5), so it's 780 something
52/6=8, carrying the 4 (52-48=4), so it's 788 and 4/6, or 788 2/3
Translated into decimal form, you say "788.666".
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punnima is offline comment by punnima    (posted on 29 Jan 2008 21:11:02 IST)
i find it a problem in IIt 2 divide..........so i put this up so tat itzz easy for others 2..........plizz rate me if u find this useful
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