Question

Solve the following using long division.

9720 / 18

Answer 1

first digit: 9/18 = 0 and 9 left

second digit: 97/18 = 5 and 7 left

third digit: 72/18 = 4 and 0 left

fourth digit: 00 / 18 = 0 and 0 left

Answer is 540 (skipped the first 0).

Explanation:

Please note that you add another digit to what was left in the previous step.