Using this method, the same number (divisor) is subtracted from the given number (dividend) repeatedly until the remainder is zero, or smaller than the number that is being subtracted.   Steps to follow for repeated subtraction division   Subtract the divisor from the dividend Continue subtracting until you get to 0 or a number less than the divisor Count the number of times you subtracted the divisor from the dividend The count is the required quotient. If the difference is not equal to 0, the final difference is the remainder   For example:   42 ÷ 6 =_________    Solution: 6 is subtracted from 42 repeatedly until we get the difference as zero or a number that is less than the divisor, until this repeated subtraction can not proceed.   42 – 6 = 36    36 – 6 = 30    30 – 6 = 24    24 – 6 = 18    18 – 6 = 12    12 – 6 = 6    6 – 6 = 0   Counting the number of times you have subtracted the divisor from the dividend, will lead you to observe that the subtraction is repeated 7 times.   So, 42 ÷ 6 = 7.