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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 1687 $ is divided by $ 33 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 51 and the remainder is 4.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| | | | | 3 | 7 |
| | | | – | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 1 : 33 = 0 with a remainder of 1
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 33 = 0
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | | 0 | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 1 - 0 = 1
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 16 : 33 = 0 with a remainder of 16
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| | | 0 | 0 | | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 0 · 33 = 0
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| | | 0 | 0 | | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | | 0 | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 16 - 0 = 16
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| | | 0 | 0 | | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 0 | | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 168 : 33 = 5 with a remainder of 3
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| | | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 5 · 33 = 165
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| | | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| | | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 168 - 165 = 3
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| | | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| | | | | 3 | |
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STEP 12: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| | | | | 3 | 7 |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 37 : 33 = 1 with a remainder of 4
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| | | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| | | | | 3 | 7 |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 1 · 33 = 33
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| | | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| | | | | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | 3 | 3 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 37 - 33 = 4
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| | | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| | | | | 3 | 7 |
| | | | – | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 37 - 33 = 4
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| | | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| | – | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| | | | | 3 | 7 |
| | | | – | 3 | 3 |
| | | | | | 4 |
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