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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 8900 $ is divided by $ 6 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 1483 and the remainder is 2.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 2 | 0 |
| | | – | 1 | 8 |
| | | | | 2 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 8 : 6 = 1 with a remainder of 2
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| | 1 | | | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 1 · 6 = 6
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| | 1 | | | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| | 6 | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 8 - 6 = 2
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| | 1 | | | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | | | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 29 : 6 = 4 with a remainder of 5
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| | 1 | 4 | | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 4 · 6 = 24
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| | 1 | 4 | | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
| | 2 | 4 | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 29 - 24 = 5
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| | 1 | 4 | | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | 5 | | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | 4 | | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 50 : 6 = 8 with a remainder of 2
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| | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 8 · 6 = 48
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| | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | | 4 | 8 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 50 - 48 = 2
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| | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 2 | |
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STEP 12: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 2 | 0 |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 20 : 6 = 3 with a remainder of 2
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| | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 2 | 0 |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 3 · 6 = 18
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| | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 2 | 0 |
| | | | 1 | 8 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 20 - 18 = 2
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| | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 2 | 0 |
| | | – | 1 | 8 |
| | | | | 2 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 20 - 18 = 2
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| | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
| 6 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| – | 6 | | | |
| | 2 | 9 | | |
| – | 2 | 4 | | |
| | | 5 | 0 | |
| | – | 4 | 8 | |
| | | | 2 | 0 |
| | | – | 1 | 8 |
| | | | | 2 |
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