Dividing Multi-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 multi-digit number?

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Dividing a multi-digit number means finding out how many times a smaller number can fit into a larger number that has more than one digit.

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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.

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What does 'remainder' mean in division?

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

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How do 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 (if any) to see if it equals the dividend.

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What is the first step in dividing multi-digit numbers?

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The first step is to determine how many times the divisor can fit into the leading digits of the dividend.

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What is long division?

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Long division is a method used to divide larger numbers by breaking the problem down into simpler steps.

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How do you handle a situation where the divisor is larger than the dividend?

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If the divisor is larger than the dividend, the quotient is 0 and the dividend is the remainder.