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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 5594 $ is divided by $ 12 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 466 and the remainder is 2.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | | |
| | | | 7 | 9 | |
| | | – | 7 | 2 | |
| | | | | 7 | 4 |
| | | | – | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 5 : 12 = 0 with a remainder of 5
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 12 = 0
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | | 0 | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 5 - 0 = 5
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 55 : 12 = 4 with a remainder of 7
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| | | 0 | 4 | | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 4 · 12 = 48
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| | | 0 | 4 | | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
| | | 4 | 8 | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 55 - 48 = 7
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| | | 0 | 4 | | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | | |
| | | | 7 | | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 4 | | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | | |
| | | | 7 | 9 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 79 : 12 = 6 with a remainder of 7
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| | | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | | |
| | | | 7 | 9 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 6 · 12 = 72
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| | | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | | |
| | | | 7 | 9 | |
| | | | 7 | 2 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 79 - 72 = 7
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| | | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | | |
| | | | 7 | 9 | |
| | | – | 7 | 2 | |
| | | | | 7 | |
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STEP 12: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | | |
| | | | 7 | 9 | |
| | | – | 7 | 2 | |
| | | | | 7 | 4 |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 74 : 12 = 6 with a remainder of 2
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| | | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | | |
| | | | 7 | 9 | |
| | | – | 7 | 2 | |
| | | | | 7 | 4 |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 6 · 12 = 72
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| | | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | | |
| | | | 7 | 9 | |
| | | – | 7 | 2 | |
| | | | | 7 | 4 |
| | | | | 7 | 2 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 74 - 72 = 2
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| | | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | | |
| | | | 7 | 9 | |
| | | – | 7 | 2 | |
| | | | | 7 | 4 |
| | | | – | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 74 - 72 = 2
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| | | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 5 | 5 | | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | | |
| | | | 7 | 9 | |
| | | – | 7 | 2 | |
| | | | | 7 | 4 |
| | | | – | 7 | 2 |
| | | | | | 2 |
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