Understanding Column Division

This video tutorial explains column division, using the example of dividing 87 dollars among five friends. The process is broken down into steps, starting with setting up the division problem, dividing ten dollar bills, exchanging remaining bills, and finally dividing one dollar bills. The tutorial concludes with an explanation of the remainder, resulting in a quotient of 17 with a remainder of 2.

What is the initial problem statement in the column division example?

• Dividing 87 by 5

• Dividing 100 by 5

• Dividing 87 by 10

• Dividing 100 by 10

How is the division problem interpreted in the video?

• As dividing books among students

• As dividing apples among friends

• As dividing candies among children

• As dividing dollars among friends

What is the first step in performing long division?

• Exchanging bills

• Calculating the remainder

• Writing the dividend and divisor

• Subtracting the divisor from the dividend

How many ten-dollar bills can each friend initially receive?

• Four

• One

• Three

• Two

What happens to the remaining ten-dollar bills?

• They are saved for later

• They are given to one friend

• They are exchanged for one-dollar bills

• They are discarded

How many one-dollar bills are available after the exchange?

• Thirty

• Thirty-seven

• Twenty

• Forty

How many one-dollar bills does each friend receive after the exchange?

• Five

• Six

• Seven

• Eight

What is the remainder after all possible sharing?

• One

• Four

• Two

• Three

What is the final quotient of the division?

• 18 remainder 1

• 17 remainder 2

• 16 remainder 3

• 19 remainder 0

What is the main takeaway from the column division example?

• Understanding multiplication

• Mastering addition

• Practicing subtraction

• Learning to divide using grouping