I don't see why you would need to, it's almost like showing why 1+1 = 2.
But I guess you could do the following.
Add a decimal point after 1, followed by 3 zeros.
"1.000" should be your middle line
1 cant be divided by the 8 because it's too small, so place a zero above the 1, and put the decimal point . So now you have "0." at the top line.
Place the 1 that couldn't be divided below on the bottom line, so that you have "10". Now, 8 can go into 10 one time, so place the 1 at the top line, so that you have"0.1".
10 - 8 = 2, so you should have "2" at your new bottom line. Drop the next zero down so that you now have "20". 8 can go into 20 two times. So place a 2 at the top line so that you now have "0.12".
20-8-8 = 4, so place the 4 at the bottom line and drop a zero so that you have 40.
8 can go into 40 exactly 5 times. So place a 5 at the top line so that you get the answer of "0.125". No need to drop any zeros anymore.
how do you write 1 divided by 8 on paper?
im doing a quiz that i have to show my work i know it eqauls .125 but i get half my grade taken off if i dont show my work. can anyone help
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google is your friend
search for something like "long division calculator" and you will find sites showing all the details.
search for something like "long division calculator" and you will find sites showing all the details.