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A Maths Starter of The Day

Use your calculator to find which whole number divided by another whole number gives the answer:

1.36363636...

 

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Answers

Let the number be represented by x

x = 1.363636...     [1]

100x = 136.363636...  [2]

Subtract [1] from [2]

99x = 135

x = 135/99

x = 15/11

So the two whole numbers could be 15 and 11