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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 8537 $ is divided by $ 7 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 1219 and the remainder is 4.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
| – | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | 1 | 3 | |
| | | – | 7 | |
| | | | 6 | 7 |
| | | – | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 4 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 8 : 7 = 1 with a remainder of 1
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| | 1 | | | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 1 · 7 = 7
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| | 1 | | | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| | 7 | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 8 - 7 = 1
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| | 1 | | | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | | | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 15 : 7 = 2 with a remainder of 1
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| | 1 | 2 | | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 2 · 7 = 14
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| | 1 | 2 | | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
| | 1 | 4 | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 15 - 14 = 1
|
| | 1 | 2 | | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
| – | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | 1 | | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | 2 | | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
| – | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | 1 | 3 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 13 : 7 = 1 with a remainder of 6
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| | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
| – | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | 1 | 3 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 1 · 7 = 7
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| | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
| – | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | 1 | 3 | |
| | | | 7 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 13 - 7 = 6
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| | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
| – | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | 1 | 3 | |
| | | – | 7 | |
| | | | 6 | |
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STEP 12: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
| – | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | 1 | 3 | |
| | | – | 7 | |
| | | | 6 | 7 |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 67 : 7 = 9 with a remainder of 4
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| | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
| – | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | 1 | 3 | |
| | | – | 7 | |
| | | | 6 | 7 |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 9 · 7 = 63
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| | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
| – | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | 1 | 3 | |
| | | – | 7 | |
| | | | 6 | 7 |
| | | | 6 | 3 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 67 - 63 = 4
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| | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
| – | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | 1 | 3 | |
| | | – | 7 | |
| | | | 6 | 7 |
| | | – | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 4 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 67 - 63 = 4
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| | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | | |
| | 1 | 5 | | |
| – | 1 | 4 | | |
| | | 1 | 3 | |
| | | – | 7 | |
| | | | 6 | 7 |
| | | – | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | 4 |
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