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| Examples: | Divide 1,497 by 2 | Divide 1,536 by 12 | 
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|             | In the first step, place the dividend (1,497) on the frame near the left side, leaving one column vacant for the quotient figure (fig 1). Begin at the left to divide. | |
| fig 1 |