Explain the first step in dividing 856 by 4 using long division.

Divide the first digit (8) by 4.

When performing long division, you bring down the next digit from the dividend. What do you do with this digit?

Combine it with the remainder from the previous step.

Name: Dividing Numbers with Place Value
Author: Insta~Lesson

4th Grade · Math · 20 min· Ccss 4.nbt.b.6

I can divide multi-digit numbers by one-digit divisors using strategies based on place value.

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Long division breaks up a bigger division problem into a series of short division steps.
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In long division, you divide digit-by-digit, starting with the digit in the biggest number place and working from left to right.
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If the number is too small to divide into, you just put a zero in the answer line and move on to the next digit.

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