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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 1596 $ is divided by $ 42 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 38 and the remainder is 0.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| | | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| | | – | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 0 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 1 : 42 = 0 with a remainder of 1
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 42 = 0
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | | 0 | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 1 - 0 = 1
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 15 : 42 = 0 with a remainder of 15
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| | | 0 | 0 | | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 0 · 42 = 0
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| | | 0 | 0 | | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
| | | | 0 | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 15 - 0 = 15
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| | | 0 | 0 | | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 0 | | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 159 : 42 = 3 with a remainder of 33
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| | | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 3 · 42 = 126
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| | | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| | | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 159 - 126 = 33
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| | | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| | | | 3 | 3 | |
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STEP 12: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| | | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 336 : 42 = 8 with a remainder of 0
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| | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| | | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 8 · 42 = 336
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| | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| | | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 336 - 336 = 0
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| | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| | | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| | | – | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 0 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 336 - 336 = 0
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| | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
| | – | 0 | | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | | |
| | | – | 0 | | |
| | | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| | – | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| | | | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| | | – | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | 0 |
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