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Question
What is the quotient and remainder when $ 542 $ is divided by $ 9 $ ?
Answer
The quotient is 60 and the remainder is 2.
Explanation
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Division Table
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| | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 5 | 4 | |
| – | 5 | 4 | |
| | | 2 | |
| | – | 0 | |
| | | 2 | |
STEP 0: set up a division table
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| | | | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
STEP 1: DIVIDE 5 : 9 = 0 with a remainder of 5
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| | 0 | | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
STEP 2: MULTIPLY 0 · 9 = 0
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| | 0 | | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| | 0 | | |
STEP 3: SUBTRACT 5 - 0 = 5
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| | 0 | | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 5 | | |
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STEP 4: BRING DOWN
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| | 0 | | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 5 | 4 | |
STEP 5: DIVIDE 54 : 9 = 6 with a remainder of 0
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| | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 5 | 4 | |
STEP 6: MULTIPLY 6 · 9 = 54
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| | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 5 | 4 | |
| | 5 | 4 | |
STEP 7: SUBTRACT 54 - 54 = 0
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| | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 5 | 4 | |
| – | 5 | 4 | |
| | | 0 | |
|
STEP 8: BRING DOWN
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| | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 5 | 4 | |
| – | 5 | 4 | |
| | | 2 | |
STEP 9: DIVIDE 2 : 9 = 0 with a remainder of 2
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| | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 5 | 4 | |
| – | 5 | 4 | |
| | | 2 | |
STEP 10: MULTIPLY 0 · 9 = 0
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| | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 5 | 4 | |
| – | 5 | 4 | |
| | | 2 | |
| | | 0 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 2 - 0 = 2
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| | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 5 | 4 | |
| – | 5 | 4 | |
| | | 2 | |
| | – | 0 | |
| | | 2 | |
STEP 11: SUBTRACT 2 - 0 = 2
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| | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| – | 0 | | |
| | 5 | 4 | |
| – | 5 | 4 | |
| | | 2 | |
| | – | 0 | |
| | | 2 | |
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