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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 357 $ is divided by $ 21 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 17 and the remainder is 0.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 3 | 5 | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| | – | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | 0 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 3 : 21 = 0 with a remainder of 3
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| | | 0 | | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 21 = 0
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| | | 0 | | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| | | 0 | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 3 - 0 = 3
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| | | 0 | | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 3 | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 3 | 5 | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 35 : 21 = 1 with a remainder of 14
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| | | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 3 | 5 | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 1 · 21 = 21
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| | | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 3 | 5 | |
| | | 2 | 1 | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 35 - 21 = 14
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| | | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 3 | 5 | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 1 | 4 | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 3 | 5 | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 1 | 4 | 7 |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 147 : 21 = 7 with a remainder of 0
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| | | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 3 | 5 | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 1 | 4 | 7 |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 7 · 21 = 147
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| | | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 3 | 5 | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| | | 1 | 4 | 7 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 147 - 147 = 0
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| | | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 3 | 5 | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| | – | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | 0 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 147 - 147 = 0
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| | | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 3 | 5 | |
| | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| | – | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | 0 |
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