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| Examples: | Divide 1,497 by 2 | Divide 1,536 by 12 | 
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|             | The third step is to divide 4 (1,497) by 2 (divisor) equals 0 and forward 2 (4/2 = 2) . Immediately cancel 4 (the figure being divided - 1,497) and move up 2 on the left column. The result now is 7,097 (fig 1). | |
| fig 1 |