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How can you determine the number of digit in a quotient?

User Jan Spurny
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Say we have a 3 digit number. The quotient will be 2 digits if the first digit of the dividend is less than the divisor.

Rule:

n/abc

if n>a

Then answer is 2 digits.

If n<a

Then answer is 3 digits.

User Artem Skoretskiy
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