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Joseph needs to find the quotient of 3216/8. In which place is the first digit in the quotient?

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It is in the hundreds place because 8 doesn't go into 3, so you have to divide by 32. 2 is in the hundreds place, so 8 has to be in the hundreds place.
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For this case we have the following expression:


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We note that, we have a 4-digit number divided by a number of 1 digit other than 1.

Therefore, the answer must be at least 3 digits.

Thus, the first number of the quotient is located in hundreds place.

To verify this answer, we make the division with a calculator:


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We observe that indeed, the first number of the quotient is located in hundreds place.

Answer:

the first number of the quotient is located in hundreds place

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