Dividing Large Whole Numbers by One Digit

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What is division?

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Division is the process of splitting a number into equal parts. It is one of the four basic operations in mathematics.

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What does it mean to divide a large whole number by a one-digit number?

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It means to take a large number and split it into equal groups, where each group contains a number represented by a single digit (0-9).

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What is the dividend in a division problem?

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The dividend is the number that is being divided.

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What is the divisor in a division problem?

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The divisor is the number by which the dividend is divided.

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What is the quotient in a division problem?

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The quotient is the result of the division, or how many times the divisor fits into the dividend.

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How do you set up a long division problem?

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Write the dividend under the long division symbol and the divisor outside to the left.

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What is a remainder in division?

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A remainder is what is left over after division when the dividend cannot be evenly divided by the divisor.

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If you divide 48 by 6, what is the quotient?

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The quotient is 8, because 6 fits into 48 exactly 8 times.

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What is the first step in long division?

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The first step is to see how many times the divisor can fit into the first digit or first few digits of the dividend.

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How do you check your division answer?

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You can check your answer by multiplying the quotient by the divisor and adding the remainder (if any) to see if it equals the dividend.