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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 8715 $ is divided by $ 21 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 415 and the remainder is 0.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 3 | 1 | |
| | | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | | – | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | | | | | 0 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 8 : 21 = 0 with a remainder of 8
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 21 = 0
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | | 0 | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 8 - 0 = 8
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 87 : 21 = 4 with a remainder of 3
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| | | 0 | 4 | | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 4 · 21 = 84
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| | | 0 | 4 | | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
| | | 8 | 4 | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 87 - 84 = 3
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| | | 0 | 4 | | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 3 | | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 4 | | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 3 | 1 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 31 : 21 = 1 with a remainder of 10
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| | | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 3 | 1 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 1 · 21 = 21
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| | | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 3 | 1 | |
| | | | 2 | 1 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 31 - 21 = 10
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| | | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 3 | 1 | |
| | | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | | 1 | 0 | |
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STEP 12: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 3 | 1 | |
| | | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | | 1 | 0 | 5 |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 105 : 21 = 5 with a remainder of 0
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| | | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 3 | 1 | |
| | | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | | 1 | 0 | 5 |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 5 · 21 = 105
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| | | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 3 | 1 | |
| | | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | | | 1 | 0 | 5 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 105 - 105 = 0
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| | | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 3 | 1 | |
| | | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | | – | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | | | | | 0 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 105 - 105 = 0
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| | | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 8 | 7 | | |
| | – | 8 | 4 | | |
| | | | 3 | 1 | |
| | | – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | | – | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | | | | | 0 |
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