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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 843 $ is divided by $ 5 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 168 and the remainder is 3.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 5 | | |
| | 3 | 4 | |
| – | 3 | 0 | |
| | | 4 | 3 |
| | – | 4 | 0 |
| | | | 3 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 8 : 5 = 1 with a remainder of 3
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| | 1 | | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 1 · 5 = 5
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| | 1 | | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| | 5 | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 8 - 5 = 3
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| | 1 | | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 5 | | |
| | 3 | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 5 | | |
| | 3 | 4 | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 34 : 5 = 6 with a remainder of 4
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| | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 5 | | |
| | 3 | 4 | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 6 · 5 = 30
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| | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 5 | | |
| | 3 | 4 | |
| | 3 | 0 | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 34 - 30 = 4
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| | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 5 | | |
| | 3 | 4 | |
| – | 3 | 0 | |
| | | 4 | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 5 | | |
| | 3 | 4 | |
| – | 3 | 0 | |
| | | 4 | 3 |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 43 : 5 = 8 with a remainder of 3
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| | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 5 | | |
| | 3 | 4 | |
| – | 3 | 0 | |
| | | 4 | 3 |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 8 · 5 = 40
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| | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 5 | | |
| | 3 | 4 | |
| – | 3 | 0 | |
| | | 4 | 3 |
| | | 4 | 0 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 43 - 40 = 3
|
| | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 5 | | |
| | 3 | 4 | |
| – | 3 | 0 | |
| | | 4 | 3 |
| | – | 4 | 0 |
| | | | 3 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 43 - 40 = 3
|
| | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| – | 5 | | |
| | 3 | 4 | |
| – | 3 | 0 | |
| | | 4 | 3 |
| | – | 4 | 0 |
| | | | 3 |
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