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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 4321 $ is divided by $ 56 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 77 and the remainder is 9.
Explanation
Division Table
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| | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| – | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| | | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| | – | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| | | | | 9 |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 4 : 56 = 0 with a remainder of 4
|
| | 0 | | | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 56 = 0
|
| | 0 | | | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| | 0 | | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 4 - 0 = 4
|
| | 0 | | | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | | | |
STEP 4: BRING DOWN
|
| | 0 | | | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 43 : 56 = 0 with a remainder of 43
|
| | 0 | 0 | | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 0 · 56 = 0
|
| | 0 | 0 | | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
| | | 0 | | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 43 - 0 = 43
|
| | 0 | 0 | | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
STEP 8: BRING DOWN
|
| | 0 | 0 | | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 432 : 56 = 7 with a remainder of 40
|
| | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 7 · 56 = 392
|
| | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 432 - 392 = 40
|
| | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| – | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| | | 4 | 0 | |
STEP 12: BRING DOWN
|
| | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| – | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| | | 4 | 0 | 1 |
STEP 13: DIVIDE 401 : 56 = 7 with a remainder of 9
|
| | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| – | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| | | 4 | 0 | 1 |
STEP 14: MULTIPLY 7 · 56 = 392
|
| | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| – | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| | | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| | | 3 | 9 | 2 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 401 - 392 = 9
|
| | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| – | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| | | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| | – | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| | | | | 9 |
STEP 15: SUBTRACT 401 - 392 = 9
|
| | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| – | 0 | | | |
| | 4 | 3 | | |
| | – | 0 | | |
| | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| – | 3 | 9 | 2 | |
| | | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| | – | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| | | | | 9 |
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