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What is the quotient and remainder when $ 255 $ is divided by $ 15 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 17 and the remainder is 0.
Explanation
Division Table
|
| | 0 | 1 | 7 |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 5 | |
| – | 1 | 5 | |
| | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| – | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | | | 0 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
|
| | | | |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 2 : 15 = 0 with a remainder of 2
|
| | 0 | | |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 15 = 0
|
| | 0 | | |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| | 0 | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 2 - 0 = 2
|
| | 0 | | |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | | |
STEP 4: BRING DOWN
|
| | 0 | | |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 5 | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 25 : 15 = 1 with a remainder of 10
|
| | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 5 | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 1 · 15 = 15
|
| | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 5 | |
| | 1 | 5 | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 25 - 15 = 10
|
| | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 5 | |
| – | 1 | 5 | |
| | 1 | 0 | |
STEP 8: BRING DOWN
|
| | 0 | 1 | |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 5 | |
| – | 1 | 5 | |
| | 1 | 0 | 5 |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 105 : 15 = 7 with a remainder of 0
|
| | 0 | 1 | 7 |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 5 | |
| – | 1 | 5 | |
| | 1 | 0 | 5 |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 7 · 15 = 105
|
| | 0 | 1 | 7 |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 5 | |
| – | 1 | 5 | |
| | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | 1 | 0 | 5 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 105 - 105 = 0
|
| | 0 | 1 | 7 |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 5 | |
| – | 1 | 5 | |
| | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| – | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | | | 0 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 105 - 105 = 0
|
| | 0 | 1 | 7 |
1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 2 | 5 | |
| – | 1 | 5 | |
| | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| – | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| | | | 0 |
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