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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 172 $ is divided by $ 6 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 28 and the remainder is 4.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 1 | 7 | |
| – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | 5 | 2 |
| | – | 4 | 8 |
| | | | 4 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 1 : 6 = 0 with a remainder of 1
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| | 0 | | |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 6 = 0
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| | 0 | | |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| | 0 | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 1 - 0 = 1
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| | 0 | | |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 1 | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 0 | | |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 1 | 7 | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 17 : 6 = 2 with a remainder of 5
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| | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 1 | 7 | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 2 · 6 = 12
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| | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 1 | 7 | |
| | 1 | 2 | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 17 - 12 = 5
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| | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 1 | 7 | |
| – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | 5 | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 1 | 7 | |
| – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | 5 | 2 |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 52 : 6 = 8 with a remainder of 4
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| | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 1 | 7 | |
| – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | 5 | 2 |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 8 · 6 = 48
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| | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 1 | 7 | |
| – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | 5 | 2 |
| | | 4 | 8 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 52 - 48 = 4
|
| | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 1 | 7 | |
| – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | 5 | 2 |
| | – | 4 | 8 |
| | | | 4 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 52 - 48 = 4
|
| | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 1 | 7 | |
| – | 1 | 2 | |
| | | 5 | 2 |
| | – | 4 | 8 |
| | | | 4 |
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