What is 12312 divided by 232?
Understand the Problem
The question is asking us to perform a division operation, specifically to calculate how many times 232 fits into 12312.
Answer
53
Answer for screen readers
The final answer is 53.
Steps to Solve
- Setting Up the Division Operation
We need to divide 12312 by 232. This can be represented as:
$$ \text{Division} = \frac{12312}{232} $$
- Performing the Division
Now we will perform the division:
$$ 12312 \div 232 = 53 $$
- Checking the Remainder
To confirm our answer is correct, we can check if there’s any remainder by multiplying the quotient back by the divisor and subtracting from the original number:
$$ 53 \times 232 = 12316 $$
Then check:
$$ 12312 - 12316 = -4 $$
Since we got a negative number, we know that 232 fits into 12312, 53 times without reaching 12312.
The final answer is 53.
More Information
The division operation shows that 232 can fit into 12312 a total of 53 times. The remainder indicates how close we got to the original number without exceeding it.
Tips
- A common mistake is forgetting to check the remainder, which can lead to incorrect conclusions about how many times the divisor fits into the dividend.
- Another mistake could be incorrect long division, leading to an erroneous quotient.
