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Short Division: One Digit at a Time

Mathematics · Multiplication & Division · ages 9-10
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Work out 96 divided by 4.

    Answer: ______________

  2. In short division, which digit do you start with?

    • The digit on the right (ones)
    • The digit on the left (thousands)
    • The middle digit

  3. In short division, you carry the remainder to the next digit to keep dividing.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. What do we call the leftover amount when a number doesn't divide evenly?

    • The remainder
    • The quotient
    • The divisor

  5. A shop packs 150 cups into boxes of 8. How many boxes are needed to pack every cup, including the leftover ones?

    • 18
    • 19
    • 20

  6. To check 96 divided by 4 = 24, Sam works out 24 × 4 and gets 96. Does the check work?

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. Work out 3,745 divided by 5 using short division.

    Answer: ______________

  8. Work out 5,184 divided by 6 using short division. What is the answer?

    Answer: ______________

  9. Zoe divided 3,648 by 4 and said the answer is 92. Use multiplication to check: is she right?

    • Yes, she is right
    • No, but only because of a remainder
    • No, 92 × 4 = 368, not 3,648

  10. Check this division: 234 divided by 5 = 46 remainder 4. Type the value of 46 × 5 + 4.

    Answer: ______________

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  1. 24 · 96 ÷ 4 = 24.
  2. The digit on the left (thousands) · Short division works from the biggest place value first, then moves right, carrying any remainder as it goes.
  3. True · Carrying the remainder lets you keep splitting the rest of the number, place by place.
  4. The remainder · The remainder is what's left after you've taken out as many equal groups as you can.
  5. 19 · 18 boxes hold 144 cups, leaving 6 cups that still need their own box, so 19 boxes in total.
  6. True · 24 × 4 = 96, which matches the division, so the check works.
  7. 749 · 3,745 ÷ 5 = 749.
  8. 864 · 6 goes into 51 eight times remainder 3, into 38 six times remainder 2, and into 24 four times exactly: 864.
  9. No, 92 × 4 = 368, not 3,648 · 92 × 4 = 368, nowhere near 3,648. The correct answer is 912, since 912 × 4 = 3,648.
  10. 234 · 46 × 5 = 230, plus the remainder 4 makes 234, so the division checks out.
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