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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 7139 $ is divided by $ 31 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 230 and the remainder is 9.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | – | 6 | 2 | | |
| | | | 9 | 3 | |
| | | – | 9 | 3 | |
| | | | | 9 | |
| | | | – | 0 | |
| | | | | 9 | |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 7 : 31 = 0 with a remainder of 7
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 31 = 0
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | | 0 | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 7 - 0 = 7
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 71 : 31 = 2 with a remainder of 9
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| | | 0 | 2 | | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 2 · 31 = 62
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| | | 0 | 2 | | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | | 6 | 2 | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 71 - 62 = 9
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| | | 0 | 2 | | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | – | 6 | 2 | | |
| | | | 9 | | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 2 | | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | – | 6 | 2 | | |
| | | | 9 | 3 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 93 : 31 = 3 with a remainder of 0
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| | | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | – | 6 | 2 | | |
| | | | 9 | 3 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 3 · 31 = 93
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| | | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | – | 6 | 2 | | |
| | | | 9 | 3 | |
| | | | 9 | 3 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 93 - 93 = 0
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| | | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | – | 6 | 2 | | |
| | | | 9 | 3 | |
| | | – | 9 | 3 | |
| | | | | 0 | |
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STEP 12: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | – | 6 | 2 | | |
| | | | 9 | 3 | |
| | | – | 9 | 3 | |
| | | | | 9 | |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 9 : 31 = 0 with a remainder of 9
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| | | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | – | 6 | 2 | | |
| | | | 9 | 3 | |
| | | – | 9 | 3 | |
| | | | | 9 | |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 0 · 31 = 0
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| | | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | – | 6 | 2 | | |
| | | | 9 | 3 | |
| | | – | 9 | 3 | |
| | | | | 9 | |
| | | | | 0 | |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 9 - 0 = 9
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| | | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | – | 6 | 2 | | |
| | | | 9 | 3 | |
| | | – | 9 | 3 | |
| | | | | 9 | |
| | | | – | 0 | |
| | | | | 9 | |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 9 - 0 = 9
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| | | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 7 | 1 | | |
| | – | 6 | 2 | | |
| | | | 9 | 3 | |
| | | – | 9 | 3 | |
| | | | | 9 | |
| | | | – | 0 | |
| | | | | 9 | |
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