Question

1562%34=partial quotients

Answer 1

We need to solve the question 1562%34 (i.e. find the remainder when 1562 is divided by 34) by the "partial quotients" methodology

Step 1: Take a guess at how many 34s would be there in 1,562? Let's say 30. So the first partial quotient is 30. We subtract 34×30 (i.e. 1,020) from 1,562. The remainder is 542

Step 2: Now, take a guess at how many 34s would be there in 542? Let's say 10. So the second partial quotient is 10. We subtract 34×10 (i.e. 340) from 542. The remainder is 202

Step 3: Now, take a guess at how many 34s would be there in 202? Let's say 5. So the third partial quotient is 5. We subtract 34×5 (i.e. 170) from 202. The remainder is 32

Step 4: Now, we see that the remainder (32) is less than the divisor (34). So we have reached the end of the problem and the number can't be divided further.

Step 5: So the quotient is the sum of the partial quotients, i.e. 30 + 10 + 5 = 45, and the remainder is 32

The question was to find the remainder when 1562 is divided by 34, and the answer is 32.

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