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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 504 $ is divided by $ 42 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 12 and the remainder is 0.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 2 | |
| | | | 8 | 4 |
| | | – | 8 | 4 |
| | | | | 0 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 5 : 42 = 0 with a remainder of 5
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| | | 0 | | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 42 = 0
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| | | 0 | | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| | | 0 | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 5 - 0 = 5
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| | | 0 | | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 5 | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 50 : 42 = 1 with a remainder of 8
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| | | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 1 · 42 = 42
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| | | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | | 4 | 2 | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 50 - 42 = 8
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| | | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 2 | |
| | | | 8 | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 2 | |
| | | | 8 | 4 |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 84 : 42 = 2 with a remainder of 0
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| | | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 2 | |
| | | | 8 | 4 |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 2 · 42 = 84
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| | | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 2 | |
| | | | 8 | 4 |
| | | | 8 | 4 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 84 - 84 = 0
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| | | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 2 | |
| | | | 8 | 4 |
| | | – | 8 | 4 |
| | | | | 0 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 84 - 84 = 0
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| | | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 2 | |
| | | | 8 | 4 |
| | | – | 8 | 4 |
| | | | | 0 |
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