
Understanding Partial Quotients in Long Division
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Mathematics
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4th - 6th Grade
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Mia Campbell
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main advantage of using the partial quotients method over traditional long division?
It requires less writing.
It allows flexibility in choosing partial quotients.
It always results in a remainder of zero.
It is faster for all division problems.
Tags
CCSS.5.NBT.B.6
CCSS.6.NS.B.2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why is it helpful to list products of the divisor before starting the division?
To memorize multiplication tables.
To quickly identify how many times the divisor fits into the dividend.
To avoid using a calculator.
To make the division problem look more complex.
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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6
CCSS.6.NS.B.2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In the partial quotients method, what is the first step after setting up the division problem?
Subtract the divisor from the dividend.
Multiply the divisor by the largest possible number.
Draw a vertical line to record partial quotients.
Divide the dividend by the divisor directly.
Tags
CCSS.5.NBT.B.6
CCSS.6.NS.B.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you determine the first partial quotient in the example given?
By using the largest product of the divisor that is less than the dividend.
By guessing a number.
By dividing the dividend by the divisor.
By subtracting the divisor from the dividend repeatedly.
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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6
CCSS.6.NS.B.2
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What do you do after finding a partial quotient and multiplying it by the divisor?
Divide it by the divisor again.
Add it to the dividend.
Subtract it from the dividend.
Multiply it by the next partial quotient.
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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6
CCSS.6.NS.B.2
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the final step in the partial quotients method to find the quotient?
Add all partial quotients together.
Divide the sum of partial quotients by the divisor.
Subtract all partial quotients from the dividend.
Multiply all partial quotients together.
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CCSS.3.OA.A.2
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does a remainder of zero indicate in the context of the division problem?
The divisor is not a factor of the dividend.
The division was performed incorrectly.
The divisor is a factor of the dividend.
The dividend is larger than the divisor.
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CCSS.5.NBT.B.6
CCSS.6.NS.B.2
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