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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 897 $ is divided by $ 7 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 128 and the remainder is 1.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 1 | 9 | |
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| | | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 5 | 6 |
| | | | 1 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 8 : 7 = 1 with a remainder of 1
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| | 1 | | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 1 · 7 = 7
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| | 1 | | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| | 7 | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 8 - 7 = 1
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| | 1 | | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 1 | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 1 | 9 | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 19 : 7 = 2 with a remainder of 5
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| | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 1 | 9 | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 2 · 7 = 14
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| | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 1 | 9 | |
| | 1 | 4 | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 19 - 14 = 5
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| | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 1 | 9 | |
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| | | 5 | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 1 | 9 | |
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| | | 5 | 7 |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 57 : 7 = 8 with a remainder of 1
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| | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 1 | 9 | |
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| | | 5 | 7 |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 8 · 7 = 56
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| | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 1 | 9 | |
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| | | 5 | 7 |
| | | 5 | 6 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 57 - 56 = 1
|
| | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 1 | 9 | |
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| | | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 5 | 6 |
| | | | 1 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 57 - 56 = 1
|
| | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 1 | 9 | |
| – | 1 | 4 | |
| | | 5 | 7 |
| | – | 5 | 6 |
| | | | 1 |
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