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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 260 $ is divided by $ 9 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 28 and the remainder is 8.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 6 | |
| – | 1 | 8 | |
| | | 8 | 0 |
| | – | 7 | 2 |
| | | | 8 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 2 : 9 = 0 with a remainder of 2
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| | 0 | | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 9 = 0
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| | 0 | | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| | 0 | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 2 - 0 = 2
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| | 0 | | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 0 | | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 6 | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 26 : 9 = 2 with a remainder of 8
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| | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 6 | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 2 · 9 = 18
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| | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 6 | |
| | 1 | 8 | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 26 - 18 = 8
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| | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 6 | |
| – | 1 | 8 | |
| | | 8 | |
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STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 6 | |
| – | 1 | 8 | |
| | | 8 | 0 |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 80 : 9 = 8 with a remainder of 8
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| | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 6 | |
| – | 1 | 8 | |
| | | 8 | 0 |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 8 · 9 = 72
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| | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 6 | |
| – | 1 | 8 | |
| | | 8 | 0 |
| | | 7 | 2 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 80 - 72 = 8
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| | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 6 | |
| – | 1 | 8 | |
| | | 8 | 0 |
| | – | 7 | 2 |
| | | | 8 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 80 - 72 = 8
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| | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 6 | |
| – | 1 | 8 | |
| | | 8 | 0 |
| | – | 7 | 2 |
| | | | 8 |
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