Dividing a repeating 6-digit number by 7,
then
by 13
- Select a 3-digit number.
- Repeat these digits to make a 6-digit number.
- Divide these 6 digits by 7, then by 13.
- The answer is 11 times the first three digits!
Example:
- If the 3-digit number selected is 234:
- The 6-digit number is 234234.
- Divide by 7, then by 13: multiply by 11
- to multiply 234 by 11, work right to left:
last digit on right = _ _ _ 4
next digit to left = 3 + 4 = 7: _ _ 7 _
next digit to left = 2 + 3 = 5: _ 5 _ _
last digit on left = 2 _ _ _
- So 234234 divided by 7, then 13 is 2574.
See the pattern?
- If the 3-digit number selected is 461:
- The 6-digit number is 461461.
- Divide by 7, then by 13: multiply by 11
- to multiply 461 by 11, work right to left:
last digit on right = _ _ _ 1
next digit to left = 6 + 1 = 7: _ _ 7 _
next digit to left = 4 + 6 = 10: _ 0 _ _
last digit on left = 4 + 1(carry) = 5: 5 _ _ _
- So 461461 divided by 7, then 13 is 5071.
Practice multiplying by 11 - this process works for multiplying any number by
11.
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