How do you divide #67,396\div 123#?

Question

Riley Anderson · Accepted Answer

The answer is 547, Remainder 115.

We can write #67,396-:123# as: #color(white)(123/color(black)(123)) color(white)(67,396)/(")"67,396)# And we can do the division now. #123xx5=615#, and so: #color(white)(123/color(black)(123)) color(white)(67,color(black)(5)96)/(")"67,396)# #color(white)(0000)(61color(white)(,)5)/(color(white)(00)5color(white)(,)89)# We took #673-615=58# as the remainder of this step, then brought down the next digit, the 9, giving us 589 to work with. #123xx4=492# and so: #color(white)(123/color(black)(123)) color(white)(67,color(black)(54)6)/(")"67,396)# #color(white)(0000)(61color(white)(,)5)/(color(white)(00)5color(white)(,)89)# #color(white)(00000)(4color(white)(,)92)/(color(white)(000)976)# We took #589-492=97# as the remainder of this step, then brought down the next digit, the 6, giving us 976 to work with. #123xx7=861# and so: #color(white)(123/color(black)(123)) color(white)(67,color(black)(547))/(")"67,396)# #color(white)(0000)(61color(white)(,)5)/(color(white)(00)5color(white)(,)89)# #color(white)(00000)(4color(white)(,)92)/(color(white)(000)976)# #color(white)(00000000)861/115# We took #976-861=115# as the remainder of this step. And so the answer is 547, Remainder 115.

Aurora Arias · Answer

undefined To divide 67,396 by 123, you would perform long division:

```
        548
   ____________
123 | 67396
       -615
       ______
        585
       -492
       ______
         930
        -861
       ______
          690
        -615
       ______
           753
        -738
       ______
            157
```

So, 67,396 divided by 123 is equal to 548 with a remainder of 157.