Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 542 $ is divided by $ 7 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 77 and the remainder is 3.
Explanation
| Division Table | |||
| 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| – | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | ||
| – | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | |||
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STEP 0: set up a division table |
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| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
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STEP 1: DIVIDE 5 : 7 = 0 with a remainder of 5 |
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| 0 | |||
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
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STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 7 = 0 |
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| 0 | |||
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 0 | |||
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STEP 3: SUBTRACT 5 - 0 = 5 |
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| 0 | |||
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 5 | |||
| STEP 4: BRING DOWN | |||
| 0 | |||
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
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STEP 5: DIVIDE 54 : 7 = 7 with a remainder of 5 |
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| 0 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
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STEP 6: MULTIPLY 7 · 7 = 49 |
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| 0 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 9 | ||
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STEP 7: SUBTRACT 54 - 49 = 5 |
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| 0 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| – | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | |||
| STEP 8: BRING DOWN | |||
| 0 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| – | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | ||
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STEP 9: DIVIDE 52 : 7 = 7 with a remainder of 3 |
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| 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| – | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | ||
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STEP 10: MULTIPLY 7 · 7 = 49 |
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| 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| – | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 9 | ||
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STEP 11: SUBTRACT 52 - 49 = 3 |
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| 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| – | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | ||
| – | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | |||
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STEP 11: SUBTRACT 52 - 49 = 3 |
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| 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | ||
| 5 | 4 | ||
| – | 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | ||
| – | 4 | 9 | |
| 3 | |||
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