Can someone help me find the technique or techniques used in this problem? 146 divided by 68. I thought that 14 and 7 are easy to divide, so I used 140 divided by 70, which is 2. The quotient is about 2.

were do you get 14 and 7 from 146 and 68?

you are using the technique of "approximation"

I usually glance at the numbers, in this case 140 is close to 146 and 70 is close to 68
and 140/70 = 14/7 = 2

(actual answer: 2.147)

oh i was not thinking of that when i poasted last sorry if i caused any counfution.

whats 68/952

To find the correct answer to the division problem 146 divided by 68, we need to use a different technique called long division. Here's how it works:

1. Write the dividend (the number being divided) on the top, and write the divisor (the number you are dividing by) on the left side.

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68 | 146

2. Start with the leftmost digit of the dividend (1) and see if it's divisible by the divisor. In this case, it's not, so we bring down the next digit (4) from the dividend to the right of the 1.

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68 | 146
4

3. Now we have 14. We need to determine how many times the divisor (68) fits into the number 14. Since 68 is larger than 14, we write 0 above the division symbol.

0
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68 | 146
4

4. We then multiply the divisor (68) by the 0 we calculated to get 0. Write this below the 14 and subtract it from 14 to get the remainder.

0
_______
68 | 146
4
-0

5. Bring down the next digit from the dividend (6) to the right of the remainder.

0
_______
68 | 146
46
- 0

6. Now we have 46. We need to determine how many times the divisor (68) fits into the number 46. Since 68 is larger than 46, we write 0 to the right of the 0 we already had.

00
_______
68 | 146
46
- 0

7. We then multiply the divisor (68) by the 0 we calculated to get 0. Write this below the 46 and subtract it from 46 to get the remainder.

00
_______
68 | 146
46
- 0
- 0

8. Finally, we bring down the last digit from the dividend (6) to the right of the remainder.

00
_______
68 | 146
46
- 0
- 0
-----
6

9. Now we have 6. We need to determine how many times the divisor (68) fits into the number 6. Since 68 is larger than 6, we write 0 to the right of the 00 we already had.

002
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68 | 146
46
- 0
- 0
-----
6

10. We then multiply the divisor (68) by the 0 we calculated to get 0. Write this below the 6 and subtract it from 6 to get the remainder.

002
_______
68 | 146
46
- 0
- 0
-----
6
-0

11. At this point, we have no digits left in the dividend, so we can stop. The quotient is 2 with a remainder of 6.

So, the answer to the division problem 146 divided by 68 is 2 with a remainder of 6.