Long Division: 87 ÷ 5
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How to divide 87 by 5 using long division and find the remainder?
Answer
87 ÷ 5 = 17 remainder 2
= 17.4
Remainder 2 is less than the divisor 5. Check: 17 × 5 + 2 = 87.
87 ÷ 5 in a column
| 1 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| − | 5 | ||
| 3 | 7 | ||
| − | 3 | 5 | |
| 2 |
In the column: quotient 17, remainder 2.
Step by step: 87 ÷ 5
- Step 18 ÷ 5 → 1: 1 × 5 = 5, 8 − 5 = 3; bring down 7 → 37
- Step 237 ÷ 5 → 7: 7 × 5 = 35, 37 − 35 = 2
- Quotient and remainder17 remainder 2
After the point, add a zero to the remainder: 20 ÷ 5 → 4, remainder 0; remainder 0 — the decimal ends.
87 ÷ 5 = 17.4
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