Today, let’s talk about something simple – 60 / 24. Sounds easy, right? I thought so too, so I decided to give it a shot and see what happens.
First, I grabbed a pen and a piece of paper. Old school, I know, but sometimes it just feels right. I wrote down “60 / 24” nice and big so I could really see what I was working with. Then I stared at it for a bit, thinking about the best way to tackle this.
I decided to try long division. I drew that little house-shaped thingy and put 60 inside and 24 on the outside. I started thinking about how many times 24 could fit into 60. Let me tell you, it was not as easy as I initially thought, the numbers were kinda big, and it took some trial and error to figure it out. I figured 24 goes into 60 two times. So, I wrote down a 2 above the house and subtracted 48 (which is 2 times 24) from 60.
After doing the subtraction, I was left with 12. Now, 12 is smaller than 24, so I knew I couldn’t divide it evenly. This is where decimals come in. I added a decimal point to my answer (after the 2) and also added a zero to the 12, making it 120.
Next, I tried to figure out how many times 24 goes into 120. I thought, “Hmm, 24 times 5 sounds about right.” So I multiplied 24 by 5 and, sure enough, it equals 120! I wrote down the 5 after the decimal point, making my answer 2.5. I was pretty stoked at this point, let me tell you.
The Final Result
- I started with 60.
- I divided it by 24.
- I ended up with 2.5.
And there you have it! 60 divided by 24 is 2.5. It’s not rocket science, but it felt good to go through the process and get the right answer. It just goes to show you, even simple things can be fun and rewarding. Hope you had as much fun reading as I did working through this.
