Question

$$1.96/1.4$$

Answer

1.4

Solution


Shift the decimals of both 1.96 and 1.4 to the right by 1 decimal place. (This is needed to convert 1.4 to 14, since long division must divide by a whole number.)
\[19.6\div 14\]
Use the algorithm method.
1.4
14|19.6
14.
5.6
5.6
Therefore, \(1.96\div 1.4=1.4\).
\[1.4\]