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Is 118,875 divisible by 3?

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Answer:

Yes 39,625

Explanation:

Use long division:

3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5

3 goes into 11 at most 3 times:

| | 3 | | | | |

3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |

- | | 9 | | | | |

| | 2 | 8 | | | |

3 goes into 28 at most 9 times:

| | 3 | 9 | | | |

3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |

- | | 9 | | | | |

| | 2 | 8 | | | |

| - | 2 | 7 | | | |

| | | 1 | 8 | | |

3 goes into 18 at most 6 times:

| | 3 | 9 | 6 | | |

3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |

- | | 9 | | | | |

| | 2 | 8 | | | |

| - | 2 | 7 | | | |

| | | 1 | 8 | | |

| | - | 1 | 8 | | |

| | | | 0 | 7 | |

3 goes into 7 at most 2 times:

| | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |

3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |

- | | 9 | | | | |

| | 2 | 8 | | | |

| - | 2 | 7 | | | |

| | | 1 | 8 | | |

| | - | 1 | 8 | | |

| | | | 0 | 7 | |

| | | | - | 6 | |

| | | | | 1 | 5 |

3 goes into 15 at most 5 times:

| | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 |

3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |

- | | 9 | | | | |

| | 2 | 8 | | | |

| - | 2 | 7 | | | |

| | | 1 | 8 | | |

| | - | 1 | 8 | | |

| | | | 0 | 7 | |

| | | | - | 6 | |

| | | | | 1 | 5 |

| | | | - | 1 | 5 |

| | | | | | 0 |

Read off the results. The quotient is the number at the top and the remainder is the number at the bottom:

Answer: |

| | | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | (quotient)

3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |

- | | 9 | | | | |

| | 2 | 8 | | | |

| - | 2 | 7 | | | |

| | | 1 | 8 | | |

| | - | 1 | 8 | | |

| | | | 0 | 7 | |

| | | | - | 6 | |

| | | | | 1 | 5 |

| | | | - | 1 | 5 |

| | | | | | 0 | (remainder)

User Tilde
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Answer:

yes it's 39,625

Explanation:

Divide 118,875 with 3 to get 39,625

User Saheb
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