10 minutes, then stopMaths B (word problems)Fri 11 September1 / 4
Short division 1
Dividing by a single digit: guess, multiply, subtract, bring down
Name Date
Question 1 is already done for you96 ÷ 4
Tens 9 ÷ 4 = 2 remainder 1 → write 2
4 x 2 = 8, 9 − 8 = 1, bring down the 6 → 16
Ones 16 ÷ 4 = 4 → write 4
Answer 24
Your turn from here
2Work out 84 ÷ 3 by short division.
3Work out 175 ÷ 5 by short division.
Extra · you may skip thisHow do you check a division answer? (divisor x quotient = ?)
4Work out 238 ÷ 7 by short division.
5Find □ in □ x 6 = 342
The opposite of multiplying is dividing.
6There are 145 sweets. Each child gets 6. How many children get some, and how many sweets are left over?
Draw it before writing the calculation.
Extra · you may skip thisFind □ in □ ÷ 8 = 27
A little more long division
7Work out 486 ÷ 6 in long division.
8Work out 523 ÷ 4 in long division. Write the remainder too.
9Work out 700 ÷ 8 in long division. Write the remainder too.
Finding □
11Find □ in □ ÷ 7 = 31 remainder 5
The remainder gets added back too.
12Divide your answer to question 11 by 7 and check it.
13160 stickers, 7 to a person. How many people, and how many left?