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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 141 $ is divided by $ 3 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 47 and the remainder is 0.
Explanation
Division Table
|
| 0 | 4 | 7 |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
– | 0 | | |
| 1 | 4 | |
– | 1 | 2 | |
| | 2 | 1 |
| – | 2 | 1 |
| | | 0 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
|
| | | |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 1 : 3 = 0 with a remainder of 1
|
| 0 | | |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 3 = 0
|
| 0 | | |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 0 | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 1 - 0 = 1
|
| 0 | | |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
– | 0 | | |
| 1 | | |
STEP 4: BRING DOWN
|
| 0 | | |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
– | 0 | | |
| 1 | 4 | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 14 : 3 = 4 with a remainder of 2
|
| 0 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
– | 0 | | |
| 1 | 4 | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 4 · 3 = 12
|
| 0 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
– | 0 | | |
| 1 | 4 | |
| 1 | 2 | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 14 - 12 = 2
|
| 0 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
– | 0 | | |
| 1 | 4 | |
– | 1 | 2 | |
| | 2 | |
STEP 8: BRING DOWN
|
| 0 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
– | 0 | | |
| 1 | 4 | |
– | 1 | 2 | |
| | 2 | 1 |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 21 : 3 = 7 with a remainder of 0
|
| 0 | 4 | 7 |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
– | 0 | | |
| 1 | 4 | |
– | 1 | 2 | |
| | 2 | 1 |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 7 · 3 = 21
|
| 0 | 4 | 7 |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
– | 0 | | |
| 1 | 4 | |
– | 1 | 2 | |
| | 2 | 1 |
| | 2 | 1 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 21 - 21 = 0
|
| 0 | 4 | 7 |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
– | 0 | | |
| 1 | 4 | |
– | 1 | 2 | |
| | 2 | 1 |
| – | 2 | 1 |
| | | 0 |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 21 - 21 = 0
|
| 0 | 4 | 7 |
3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
– | 0 | | |
| 1 | 4 | |
– | 1 | 2 | |
| | 2 | 1 |
| – | 2 | 1 |
| | | 0 |
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