[b]SOLVED[/b]
I am trying to practice my understanding of long division which from my knowledge isn't as complicated as it looks because it follows a repeating process that sounds something like this:
[b]Divide[/b] - Divide the number on the bottom by the divisor. Place the result at the end of the number at the top.
[b]Multiply[/b] - Multiply the next digit at the top by the divisor. Place the result on the bottom.
[b]Subtract[/b] - Concerns the two numbers closest to the bottom. Subtract the bottom number from the top number. Place the result below it.
[b]Bring down[/b] - Place the next digit of the dividend at the end of the number on the bottom
13750 ÷ 50 = 275
When I do long division however, I end up with -00333 and I keep running into negative numbers:
....... -00333
50 V 13750
........ [u]0
[/u] ........13
........ [u]0[/u]
........137
........[u]150[/u]
........-135
........ [u]-150[/u]
........150
........ [u]-150[/u]
........ 300
The answer should come out to 275, not -00333
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just take out that trusty old ti-84