Divide
Divide
Divide
by One Digit
Divisors
Allegra James
and Larry Wershbale
Media Design and Production
ISTC 665
What are you doing when
you divide?
• When you divide, you • Dividing these 16 apples
are trying to split into 4 equal groups,
something into equally gives you 4 groups that
numbered groups have 4 apples in each of
the groups:
• Take these 16 apples:
Division by One-digit Divisors
136 5 27 1
is the is the is the is the
dividend divisor quotient remainder
When writing it like this:
27 r 1 1 is the
5, the remainder
5 136
divisor, 27, the
moves 136, the quotient,
to here dividend, stays
moves here here
How do you solve a
division problem?
• Solving a division problem is a step by step
process
• They are:
Mother = Multiply
Sister = Subtract
2
3 711 2 6
2
3 1
711
• Bring down the next number in –6
the dividend
11
• The new number you have is 11
23
• Father: 9 is the closest multiple,
the other factor you found is 3 3 1
711
–6
• Mother: 3 X 3 = 9, put a 9 under
the 11 11
• Sister: subtract 9 from 11 –9
11- 9 = 2 21
• Brother: bring down the 1
Now, let’s do the last step
2 37
• Father: 21 is the closest 3 1
711
multiple, the other factor is 7
–6
• Mother: 7 X 3 = 21, put 21 under
the 21 11
–9
• Sister: subtract 21 from 21
21- 21 = 0 21
• Brother: nothing’s left, you’re done!
– 21
0
Now, let’s practice!
• Father 2
4 86
864
• Mother –8
06
• Sister
• Brother
Now, let’s do the second step
21
• Father
4 64
864
–8
• Mother
06
• Sister –4
24
• Brother
Now, let’s do the last step
2 16
• Father
4 6
864
–8
• Mother
06
• Sister
–4
24
• Brother – 24
0
What do I do with division now?