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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 7200 $ is divided by $ 3 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 2400 and the remainder is 0.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| – | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 7 : 3 = 2 with a remainder of 1
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| | 2 | | | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 2 · 3 = 6
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| | 2 | | | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| | 6 | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 7 - 6 = 1
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| | 2 | | | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 2 | | | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 12 : 3 = 4 with a remainder of 0
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| | 2 | 4 | | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 4 · 3 = 12
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| | 2 | 4 | | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 12 - 12 = 0
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| | 2 | 4 | | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| – | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 2 | 4 | | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| – | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 0 : 3 = 0 with a remainder of 0
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| | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| – | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 0 · 3 = 0
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| | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| – | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 0 - 0 = 0
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| | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| – | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
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STEP 12: BRING DOWN
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| | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| – | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 0 : 3 = 0 with a remainder of 0
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| | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| – | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 0 · 3 = 0
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| | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| – | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 0 - 0 = 0
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| | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| – | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 0 - 0 = 0
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| | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| – | 1 | 2 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
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