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Divide 223,692÷42 using the standard algorithm.The quotient is____

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5326

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42 I223,692

-21 0 (Taking the first three numbers we see that 42*5 give us a number close to 223, in this

--------- case 210)

1 3692 (Subtracting and dragging the other numbers down)

- 126 (Taking the first three numbers we see that 42*3 give us a number close to 136, it is 126)

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1092 (Subtracting and dragging the other numbers down)

- 84 (Taking the first three numbers we see that 42*2 give us a number close to 109, it is 84)

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252 (Subtracting and dragging the other numbers down)

- 252 (Taking the last three numbers we see that 42*6 give us a value equal to 252)

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0 ( Subtracting)

The quotient is 5326

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