Understand Division of Multi-Digit Numbers

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What is the remainder in division?

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The remainder is the amount left over after division when one number does not divide evenly into another.

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If a school orders 234 new pencils and gives each student 6 pencils, how do you find the number of students?

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Divide the total number of pencils (234) by the number of pencils per student (6). The answer is 39 students.

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What is 7,370 divided by 10?

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737

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If 2,187 rocks are divided evenly between 9 boxes, how many rocks will fit in each box?

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243 rocks per box.

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What is the quotient and remainder of 84 divided by 7?

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Quotient: 12, Remainder: 0.

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What does it mean to divide a multi-digit number?

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It means to split a number into equal parts, determining how many times one number is contained within another.

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How do you perform long division?

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1. Divide the first digit of the dividend by the divisor. 2. Multiply the divisor by the result. 3. Subtract this from the dividend. 4. Bring down the next digit and repeat.

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What is the purpose of finding the quotient in division?

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The quotient tells you how many times the divisor fits into the dividend.

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What is a divisor?

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A divisor is a number by which another number is divided.

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What is a dividend?

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A dividend is the number that is being divided.