Joseph needs to find the quotient of 3216/8. In which place is the first digit in the quotient?
It is in the hundreds place because 8 doesn't go into 3, so you have to divide by 32. 2 is in the hundreds place, so 8 has to be in the hundreds place.
For this case we have the following expression:
\(\frac{3216}{8}
\)
We note that, we have a 4-digit number divided by a number of 1 digit other than 1.
Therefore, the answer must be at least 3 digits.
Thus, the first number of the quotient is located in hundreds place.
To verify this answer, we make the division with a calculator:
\(\frac{3216}{8}= 402
\)
We observe that indeed, the first number of the quotient is located in hundreds place.
Answer:
the first number of the quotient is located in hundreds place