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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 985 $ is divided by $ 7 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 140 and the remainder is 5.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 2 | 8 | |
| – | 2 | 8 | |
| | | 5 | |
| | – | 0 | |
| | | 5 | |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 9 : 7 = 1 with a remainder of 2
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| | 1 | | |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 1 · 7 = 7
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| | 1 | | |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| | 7 | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 9 - 7 = 2
|
| | 1 | | |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 2 | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | | |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 2 | 8 | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 28 : 7 = 4 with a remainder of 0
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| | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 2 | 8 | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 4 · 7 = 28
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| | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 2 | 8 | |
| | 2 | 8 | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 28 - 28 = 0
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| | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 2 | 8 | |
| – | 2 | 8 | |
| | | 0 | |
|
STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 1 | 4 | |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 2 | 8 | |
| – | 2 | 8 | |
| | | 5 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 5 : 7 = 0 with a remainder of 5
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| | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 2 | 8 | |
| – | 2 | 8 | |
| | | 5 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 0 · 7 = 0
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| | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 2 | 8 | |
| – | 2 | 8 | |
| | | 5 | |
| | | 0 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 5 - 0 = 5
|
| | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 2 | 8 | |
| – | 2 | 8 | |
| | | 5 | |
| | – | 0 | |
| | | 5 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 5 - 0 = 5
|
| | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| – | 7 | | |
| | 2 | 8 | |
| – | 2 | 8 | |
| | | 5 | |
| | – | 0 | |
| | | 5 | |
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