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39,000 over 12 = ?? Also, show your work so I can do the rest of these myself

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Answer:

3,250

Explanation:

Let's go from left to right, using multiple of 12 times a power of 10 in the process.

What is the closest multiple of 12,000 (12 * 10^3) to 39,000 without going over? That's 3 (36,000). That's the thousands digit in this answer.

12,000 * 3 = 36000

39000 - 36000 = 3000

What's the closest multiple of 1,200 (12 * 10^2) to 3,000 without going over? That's 2 (2,400). That's the hundreds digit.

1,200 * 2 = 2,400

3,000 - 2,400 = 600

What is the multiple of 120 (12 * 10) closest to 600 without going over? That's 5 (600, it's even!). That's the tens digit. Since it goes evenly, 0 is the ones digit.

120 * 5 = 600

600 - 600 = 0.

The answer to 39,000 over 12 is 3,250.

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