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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 8997 $ is divided by $ 12 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 749 and the remainder is 9.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 5 | 9 | |
| | | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| | | – | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| | | | | | 9 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 8 : 12 = 0 with a remainder of 8
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 12 = 0
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | | 0 | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 8 - 0 = 8
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 89 : 12 = 7 with a remainder of 5
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| | | 0 | 7 | | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 7 · 12 = 84
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| | | 0 | 7 | | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
| | | 8 | 4 | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 89 - 84 = 5
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| | | 0 | 7 | | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 5 | | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 7 | | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 5 | 9 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 59 : 12 = 4 with a remainder of 11
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| | | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 5 | 9 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 4 · 12 = 48
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| | | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 5 | 9 | |
| | | | 4 | 8 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 59 - 48 = 11
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| | | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 5 | 9 | |
| | | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 1 | 1 | |
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STEP 12: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 5 | 9 | |
| | | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 1 | 1 | 7 |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 117 : 12 = 9 with a remainder of 9
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| | | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 5 | 9 | |
| | | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 1 | 1 | 7 |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 9 · 12 = 108
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| | | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 5 | 9 | |
| | | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| | | | 1 | 0 | 8 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 117 - 108 = 9
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| | | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 5 | 9 | |
| | | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| | | – | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| | | | | | 9 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 117 - 108 = 9
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| | | 0 | 7 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 9 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 5 | 9 | |
| | | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| | | – | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| | | | | | 9 |
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