Creating implementation for idiom 236 : Large quotient

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# 236 Large quotient

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Initialize a quotient q = a/b of arbitrary precision. a and b are large integers.

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import "math/big"

q := new(big.Rat)
q.SetString(str)

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use v5.10;
use Math::BigRat;

my $a = Math::BigRat->new(  '1_000_000_000_000_000_000' );
my $b = Math::BigRat->new( '10_000_000_000_000_000_000' );
my $q = $a / $b;

say $q;  # prints 1/10

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