10.4 Dividing 3 digit by 1 digit Numbers

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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 3-digit number by a 1-digit number?

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It means to take a number that has three digits (like 156) and divide it by a single-digit number (like 3) to find out how many times the smaller number fits into the larger one.

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What is the quotient in division?

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The quotient is the result of dividing one number by another.

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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 numbers do not divide evenly.

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How do you write a division problem?

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A division problem can be written in the form of 'dividend ÷ divisor = quotient R remainder'.

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Example of dividing 156 by 3: What is the quotient and remainder?

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The quotient is 52 and the remainder is 0, so it can be written as 156 ÷ 3 = 52.

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What is the first step in dividing a 3-digit number by a 1-digit number?

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

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If you divide 123 by 4, what is the quotient and remainder?

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The quotient is 30 and the remainder is 3, so it can be written as 123 ÷ 4 = 30 R3.

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What does 'R' stand for in division?

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'R' stands for 'remainder' in division problems.

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How can you check your division answer?

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You can check your division answer by multiplying the quotient by the divisor and adding the remainder. It should equal the original number.