SOLUTION: Dividend is 3141,divisor is 43, quotient is 17. What is the remainder?

Question 860359: Dividend is 3141,divisor is 43, quotient is 17. What is the remainder?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Dividend is 3141,divisor is 43, quotient is 17. What is the remainder?

     73  <--quotient cannot be 17 but only 73
43)3141
   301
    131
    129
      2 = Remainder

But then I suppose that if you insisted that the quotient is 17

     17  
43)3141
    731
   2410 = Remainder.


Edwin

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