What is 6 divided by 18?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking for the result of the division of 6 by 18, which is a straightforward mathematical operation.
Answer
The answer is \( \frac{1}{3} \) or approximately 0.3333.
Answer for screen readers
The answer is ( \frac{1}{3} ) or approximately 0.3333.
Steps to Solve
- Set Up the Division Problem
We need to compute the division of 6 by 18. This can be written as:
$$ \frac{6}{18} $$
- Simplify the Fraction
To simplify the fraction, we can find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator. The GCD of 6 and 18 is 6. We divide both the numerator and the denominator by 6:
$$ \frac{6 \div 6}{18 \div 6} = \frac{1}{3} $$
- Convert to Decimal (Optional)
If we want to express the result as a decimal, we can perform the division:
$$ \frac{1}{3} \approx 0.3333 $$
The answer is ( \frac{1}{3} ) or approximately 0.3333.
More Information
The fraction ( \frac{1}{3} ) represents that 6 is one-third of 18. The decimal approximation 0.3333 is a repeating decimal since ( 1 \div 3 ) results in a repeating pattern of 3's.
Tips
- Forgetting to simplify the fraction can lead to incorrect answers. Always check if the fraction can be reduced.
- Miscalculating the division or decimal conversion. Double-check the arithmetic for accuracy.
