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Use repeated subtraction to divide 86 divided by 9

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-- Start with 86.

-- Subtract 9 the first time. You have 77 left.

-- Subtract 9 the 2nd time. You have 68 left.

-- Subtract 9 the 3rd time. You have 59 left.

-- Subtract 9 the 4th time. You have 50 left.

-- Subtract 9 the 5th time. You have 41 left.

-- Subtract 9 the 6th time. You have 32 left.

-- Subtract 9 the 7th time. You have 23 left.

-- Subtract 9 the 8th time. You have 14 left.

-- Subtract 9 the 9th time. You only have 5 left, so you can't subtract 9 again.

You subtracted it 9 times, and you have 5 left.

So 86 divided by 9 is (9 with remainder 5) .

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