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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 216 $ is divided by $ 3 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 72 and the remainder is 0.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 1 | |
| – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 6 | |
| | – | 6 | |
| | | 0 | |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 2 : 3 = 0 with a remainder of 2
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| | 0 | | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 3 = 0
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| | 0 | | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| | 0 | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 2 - 0 = 2
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| | 0 | | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 0 | | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 1 | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 21 : 3 = 7 with a remainder of 0
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| | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 1 | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 7 · 3 = 21
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| | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 1 | |
| | 2 | 1 | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 21 - 21 = 0
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| | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 1 | |
| – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 0 | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 0 | 7 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 1 | |
| – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 6 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 6 : 3 = 2 with a remainder of 0
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| | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 1 | |
| – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 6 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 2 · 3 = 6
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| | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 1 | |
| – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 6 | |
| | | 6 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 6 - 6 = 0
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| | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 1 | |
| – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 6 | |
| | – | 6 | |
| | | 0 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 6 - 6 = 0
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| | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 1 | |
| – | 2 | 1 | |
| | | 6 | |
| | – | 6 | |
| | | 0 | |
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