what is 483 divided by 21?

Question

you need to divide

Answer 1

Hello Ashley,


            ____________

        21|483

So, the first step is to ask how many times will 21 go into 48, Ashley? When you ask that question you get this: 

      

            __2___________

        21| 483

              42
              ______
               63

Now, Ashley you see that 21 goes into 48 2 times. Placing the two above the long division, and multiplying the two (21 and 2) gives you 42. When you subtract 42 from the 48 you are left with 6, right? Now, let's finish the problem, okay? 

 

            _23______

        21|483
             42
          ___________
              63
              63
          ____________
               0

So, you see what we did here? We asked how many times does 21 go into 63, and the answer is 1. Now we place the 1 on top of the long division and we have no remainder and the answer on TOP of the long division: 23

So let's proof our work, okay? Because if 21 (the divisor) goes into 483 (the dividend) 23 times, that means we should be able to take the two numbers, 21 (the divisor) and 23 (the quotient), multiply them and they should equal the dividend. 

     21
   x23
---------
     63
   420
--------
   483 


So Ashley, you see the two numbers multiplied together DO equal the dividend of 483. 

Let me know if you understand or if I can help you any further. Have a great day.