babies born each hour = 353,00 / 24 = 47,708  approximately

353 000 / 24   = 88 250 / 6   = 44 125 / 3   = 14 708 --------approx

24 goes into 34 ONCE, and 24 goes into 93 (say 25 into 100 = 4) so approximately 14,000.

353,000 has been specified to 3 significant figures.  So the answer should also be rounded to 3 significant figures.

353,000/24 = 14,700 babies/hour

why would you not use your calculator? you have one.

353,000 / 24 = 14708

353000 / 24 =>

(353 * 1000) / (3 * 8) =>

(353 * 8 * 125) / (3 * 8) =>

353 * 125 / 3 =>

353 * (123 + 2) / 3 =>

353 * 123 / 3  +  353 * 2 / 3 =>

353 * 41  +  2 * (351 + 2) / 3 =>

353 * 41  +  2 * 351/3  +  4/3 =>

353 * 41  +  2 * 117  +  3/3  +  1/3 =>

(350 + 3) * (40 + 1) + 234 + 1 + 1/3 =>

350 * 40 + 350 + 120 + 3 + 235 + 1/3 =>

14000 + 470 + 238 + 1/3 =>

14000 + 708.3333..... =>

14708.3333....

353,000 divided by 24 equals 14,703 1/3.