Dividing Large Whole Numbers by One Digit

Front

What is division?

Back

Division is the process of splitting a number into equal parts. It is the opposite of multiplication.

Front

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

Back

It means to take a large number and split it into groups of a smaller number, which is a single digit.

Front

What is the dividend in a division problem?

Back

The dividend is the number that is being divided.

Front

What is the divisor in a division problem?

Back

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

Front

What is the quotient in a division problem?

Back

The quotient is the result of the division.

Front

How do you set up a long division problem?

Back

Write the dividend under the long division symbol and the divisor outside of it.

Front

What is a remainder in division?

Back

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

Front

If you divide 36 by 4, what is the quotient?

Back

The quotient is 9.

Front

If you divide 50 by 5, what is the remainder?

Back

There is no remainder; the quotient is 10.

Front

What is the first step in long division?

Back

The first step is to see how many times the divisor can fit into the first part of the dividend.