Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 186 $ is divided by $ 7 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 26 and the remainder is 4.
Explanation
| Division Table | |||
| 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 1 | 8 | ||
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | ||
| – | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | |||
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STEP 0: set up a division table |
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| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
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STEP 1: DIVIDE 1 : 7 = 0 with a remainder of 1 |
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| 0 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
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STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 7 = 0 |
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| 0 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 0 | |||
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STEP 3: SUBTRACT 1 - 0 = 1 |
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| 0 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 1 | |||
| STEP 4: BRING DOWN | |||
| 0 | |||
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 1 | 8 | ||
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STEP 5: DIVIDE 18 : 7 = 2 with a remainder of 4 |
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| 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 1 | 8 | ||
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STEP 6: MULTIPLY 2 · 7 = 14 |
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| 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 1 | 8 | ||
| 1 | 4 | ||
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STEP 7: SUBTRACT 18 - 14 = 4 |
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| 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 1 | 8 | ||
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | |||
| STEP 8: BRING DOWN | |||
| 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 1 | 8 | ||
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | ||
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STEP 9: DIVIDE 46 : 7 = 6 with a remainder of 4 |
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| 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 1 | 8 | ||
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | ||
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STEP 10: MULTIPLY 6 · 7 = 42 |
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| 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 1 | 8 | ||
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | ||
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STEP 11: SUBTRACT 46 - 42 = 4 |
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| 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 1 | 8 | ||
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | ||
| – | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | |||
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STEP 11: SUBTRACT 46 - 42 = 4 |
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| 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 1 | 8 | ||
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | ||
| – | 4 | 2 | |
| 4 | |||
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