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Question

The first error appears in
. 12 goes into 43
times, so the correct answer to 432÷12
is
.



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Answer 1

To solve the division problem \( 432 \div 12 \), we first need to determine how many times 12 goes into 43.

1. Finding how many times 12 goes into 43:
   • \( 12 \times 1 = 12 \)
   • \( 12 \times 2 = 24 \)
   • \( 12 \times 3 = 36 \)
   • \( 12 \times 4 = 48 \) (this exceeds 43)

From this, we can see that 12 goes into 43 a total of 3 times.

2. Calculating the actual multiplication:

   • \( 3 \times 12 = 36 \)

3. Subtracting to find the remainder:

   • \( 43 - 36 = 7 \)

4. Bringing down the next digit (which is the second 2 from 432):

   • Now, we're dividing 72 by 12.

5. Finding how many times 12 goes into 72:

   • \( 12 \times 6 = 72 \)

So, the correct answer to \( 432 \div 12 \) should yield:

• The quotient is \( 36 \).

Thus, if we were filling in the blanks: "The first error appears in how many times 12 goes into 43, so the correct answer to \( 432 \div 12 \) is 36."