Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 3856 $ is divided by $ 15 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 257 and the remainder is 1.
Explanation
| Division Table | |||||
| 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 5 | ||||
| – | 7 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| – | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1 | |||||
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STEP 0: set up a division table |
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| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
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STEP 1: DIVIDE 3 : 15 = 0 with a remainder of 3 |
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| 0 | |||||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
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STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 15 = 0 |
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| 0 | |||||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| 0 | |||||
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STEP 3: SUBTRACT 3 - 0 = 3 |
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| 0 | |||||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | |||||
| STEP 4: BRING DOWN | |||||
| 0 | |||||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
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STEP 5: DIVIDE 38 : 15 = 2 with a remainder of 8 |
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| 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
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STEP 6: MULTIPLY 2 · 15 = 30 |
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| 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | ||||
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STEP 7: SUBTRACT 38 - 30 = 8 |
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| 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 8 | |||||
| STEP 8: BRING DOWN | |||||
| 0 | 2 | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 5 | ||||
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STEP 9: DIVIDE 85 : 15 = 5 with a remainder of 10 |
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| 0 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 5 | ||||
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STEP 10: MULTIPLY 5 · 15 = 75 |
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| 0 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | ||||
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STEP 11: SUBTRACT 85 - 75 = 10 |
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| 0 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 5 | ||||
| – | 7 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 0 | ||||
| STEP 12: BRING DOWN | |||||
| 0 | 2 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 5 | ||||
| – | 7 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
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STEP 13: DIVIDE 106 : 15 = 7 with a remainder of 1 |
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| 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 5 | ||||
| – | 7 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
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STEP 14: MULTIPLY 7 · 15 = 105 |
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| 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 5 | ||||
| – | 7 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 5 | |||
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STEP 15: SUBTRACT 106 - 105 = 1 |
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| 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 5 | ||||
| – | 7 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| – | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1 | |||||
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STEP 15: SUBTRACT 106 - 105 = 1 |
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| 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | ||||
| – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 8 | 5 | ||||
| – | 7 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 6 | |||
| – | 1 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1 | |||||
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