Question

If 3 = 75 how many 3s will it take to get to 1659

Answer 1

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• Divide 1,659 by 75(3)

75 × 2 = 150 important

• Write 2 at the top of your division problem, subtract 150 by 165 short form of 1,659

150 - 165 = 15(9) the 9 comes from dropping the ones place in 1,659

• Reconsider how many times 75 goes into 1,659(22) and since we do not have any other numbers, we write 150 and 159, because again, 1,659 has to help us solve the problem by dropping the ones place.

150 - 159 = 9

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With that information, the problem is solved! We got our exact estimate, and a remainder of 9 to make up for the missing 9 in 1,650! 22 × 75 = 1,650 so add 9, the remainder.

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What did we learn today?

We learned how to do long division using remainders.

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