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Does it matter in a division problem that the remainder is more than the divisor?
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Yes, it matters. Division is usually defined in such a way that the remainder must be less than the divisor. Let's look at a simple example. You want to divide 5 apples between 2 people. You might say that the answer is 1, with a remainder of 3; but that means that there are still apples to share (without cutting them into fractional parts). The answer 2, with a remainder of 1, more accurately reflects the fact that you can each person, in this example, can have two whole apples. In general, if the remainder is greater than (or equal to) the divisor, it's an indication that the division was not done correctly.
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What is 132 divided by 14 in long division?
9.4286
Does multiplication or division come first in algebra?
It doesn't matter!
How many time can 6 go in 69 using long division?
IT does not matter what sort of division you use, 6 will go into 69 : 16 times.
What is 56 divided by 3 in long division?
18.6667
What is 13 divided by 585 in long division way?
0.0222
How is 8 divided 0 different from 0 divided by 8?
Division tells you how many times you need to subtract the divisor from the dividend to get 0 - the division is "dividend divided by divisor" and is written mathematically as:dividend ÷ divisorThe division can also be expressed as "divisor divided into dividend" which is written like a bus shelter:...........-----------divisor | dividendIn 8 divided by 0, 8 is the dividend and 0 is the divisor, but no matter how many times you subtract 0 from 8, you will never get to 0. 8 ÷ 0 has no answer (can be thought of as impossible, though it is often thought of as having the answer infinite).In 0 divided by 8, 0 is the dividend and 8 is the divisor, but as the dividend is already 0, you do not need to subtract the divisor at all. 8 ÷ 0 = 0.The difference is one has no answer/is impossible/is infinite and the other is 0.
What is 132 divided by 14 in long division?
9.4286
What to do with a remainder when estimating numbers?
does it really matter
What algorithm is used to calculate GCD of two integers?
There are two main methods:Euclid's methodChoose one of the numbers to be the dividend of a division and the other to be the divisor.Perform the divisionIgnore the quotient and keep the remainderIf the remainder is zero, the last divisor is the GCDReplace the dividend by the divisorReplace the divisor by the last remainderRepeat from step 2.It doesn't matter which number is the dividend and which is the divisor of the first division, but if the larger is chosen as the divisor, the first run through the steps above will swap the two over so that the larger becomes the dividend and the smaller the divisor - it is better to choose the larger as the dividend in the first place. Prime factorisationExpress the numbers in their prime factorisations in power format. Multiply the common primes to their lowest power together to get the GCD.The first is limited to two numbers, but the latter can be used to find the gcd of any number of numbers.Examples:GCD of 500 and 240:Euclid's method:500 ÷ 240 = 2 r 20 240 ÷ 20 = 6 r 0gcd = 20Prime factorisation:500 = 22 x 53 240 = 24 x 3 x 5gcd = 22 x 5 = 20
Why can you divide 0 by 3 but not 3 by 0?
Division can be thought of as the opposite of multiplication: 0 ÷ 3 is the same as saying "what number when multiplied by 3 results in 0"; answer: 0. 3 ÷ 0 is the same as saying "what number when multiplied by 0 results in 3"; no number when multiplied by 0 results in 3 (as 0 times anything is 0), thus it can't be done. Alternatively, division tells you how many times you need to, or can, subtract the divisor from the dividend to get to zero. If you start with a dividend of zero and a non-zero divisor, you don't need to, nor can you, subtract the divisor to get to zero. If you start with a non-zero dividend, and a zero divisor, no matter how many times you subtract the divisor you will never get to zero - the dividend stays the same. With a zero dividend and a zero divisor, you have reached zero when you start, BUT you can subtract the divisor and the dividend will then become (stay) zero; thus zero divided by zero is any number you want - in calculus there are rules which specify the value to use in different circumstances.
Can a remainder be greater than nine?
Yes it can because it doesn't matter how big the remainder is it can go to 1000.
What is the division-of-matter scheme in Chemistry?
Elements and compounds
What is answer of 366025 if want to find square root by division method?
The square root of 366,025 is 605. I don't know the division method, but that doesn't matter. The result is the same no matter what method you use to find it. If you work the same problem by two different methods and get two different answers, then at least one of them is wrong, and there's a good chance that they both are.
Does multiplication or division come first in algebra?
It doesn't matter!
What is the answer to 44 divided by 345 in long division?
0.1275
What makes a decimal repeating?
When you divide a number (like in long division) and end up with a remainder that keeps coming up the same remainder as you carry the numbers into the decimal portion. For example: 1 divide by 3: You start out 1.000 divide by 3, and 1 divided by 3 is zero, bring down the 1 and a zero and then you have 10 divided by 3 is 3 remainder 1, so now you have 0.3 remainder 1. If you continue this process you will keep getting more 3's and more remainder 1, until you realize that the 3's will repeat forever. (You will always get a 3 remainder 1, no matter how far you carry it out) Some numbers give 2 or more digits that repeat, like dividing by 11 gives a pair of digits that repeat, while dividing by 7 gives a set of six digits that repeat.
What is the greatest common divisor of 20 and 45?
The greatest common multiple is an infinite amount and not very practical for problem solving.
