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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 639 $ is divided by $ 4 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 159 and the remainder is 3.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| – | 4 | | |
| | 2 | 3 | |
| – | 2 | 0 | |
| | | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 3 | 6 |
| | | | 3 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 6 : 4 = 1 with a remainder of 2
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| | 1 | | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 1 · 4 = 4
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| | 1 | | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| | 4 | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 6 - 4 = 2
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| | 1 | | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| – | 4 | | |
| | 2 | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| – | 4 | | |
| | 2 | 3 | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 23 : 4 = 5 with a remainder of 3
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| | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| – | 4 | | |
| | 2 | 3 | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 5 · 4 = 20
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| | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| – | 4 | | |
| | 2 | 3 | |
| | 2 | 0 | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 23 - 20 = 3
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| | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| – | 4 | | |
| | 2 | 3 | |
| – | 2 | 0 | |
| | | 3 | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| – | 4 | | |
| | 2 | 3 | |
| – | 2 | 0 | |
| | | 3 | 9 |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 39 : 4 = 9 with a remainder of 3
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| | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| – | 4 | | |
| | 2 | 3 | |
| – | 2 | 0 | |
| | | 3 | 9 |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 9 · 4 = 36
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| | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| – | 4 | | |
| | 2 | 3 | |
| – | 2 | 0 | |
| | | 3 | 9 |
| | | 3 | 6 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 39 - 36 = 3
|
| | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| – | 4 | | |
| | 2 | 3 | |
| – | 2 | 0 | |
| | | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 3 | 6 |
| | | | 3 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 39 - 36 = 3
|
| | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| – | 4 | | |
| | 2 | 3 | |
| – | 2 | 0 | |
| | | 3 | 9 |
| | – | 3 | 6 |
| | | | 3 |
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